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Irving Kirsch has 15 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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Depression is a serious problem, but drugs are not the answer. In the long run, psychotherapy is both cheaper and more effective,…
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Depression is not caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain, and it is not cured by medication. Depression may not even…
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Perhaps anti-depressants should be best reserved for the very extreme cases and, more importantly, for those who do not respond to alternative…
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I do a lot of research on the placebo effect, not just in depression but in irritable bowel syndrome, pain, arthritis of…
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Psychotherapy works, and some types of therapy have been shown to be much more effective than antidepressants over the long run.
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Anything that instills a sense of hope will at least temporarily help treat depression.
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The big bulk of the response to antidepressants is the placebo response.
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If doctors just spent more time with their patients so they felt more reassured, that might help.
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The doctor-patient relationship is critical to the placebo effect.
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Patients who trust their doctors and have a psychological expectation of getting better could trigger a reaction in their body.
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To someone who is not currently on anti-depressants, I would suggest trying other treatments first - for example, psychotherapy.
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Antidepressants can have troubling side effects and are addictive for some people.
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