"Psychotherapy works, and some types of therapy have……" — Irving Kirsch
"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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15 Quotes by Irving Kirsch
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Depression is a serious problem, but drugs are not the answer. In the long run, psychotherapy is both cheaper and…
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Depression is not caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain, and it is not cured by medication. Depression may…
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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…
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I do a lot of research on the placebo effect, not just in depression but in irritable bowel syndrome, pain,…
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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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There seems little reason to prescribe anti-depressant medication to any but the most severely depressed patients.
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When we anticipate, we're the happiest. Unless you're on antidepressants. The reason you take antidepressants is because you can't anticipate.…
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FOOD is the most widely abused anti-anxiety drug in America, and EXERCISE is the most potent yet underutilized antidepressant.
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We talk a lot on 'Biggest Loser' about how fitness is a natural antidepressant, how it burns off stress. What…
— Alison Sweeney
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— Jim Gaffigan
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I notice a lot of people think they can solve their problems with antidepressants. That, I noticed, being like a…
— Gerard Way
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Mice deficient in this protein, called p11, display depression-like behaviors, while those with sufficient amounts behave as if they have…
— Unknown Author
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Nature is often overlooked as a healing balm for the emotional hardships in a child's life. You'll likely never see…
— Richard Louv
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The reason you take antidepressants is to feel calm. And romantic love is not calm -it's elation, it's mood swings,…
— Helen Fisher
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The recent discovery of highly specific antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications would not have been possible without the use of animal…
— Unknown Author
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A review of seventy-four clinical trials of antidepressants, for example, found that thirty-seven of thirty-eight positive studies [that praised the…
— Marcia Angell
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The use of psychoactive drugs - including both antidepressants and antipsychotics - has exploded...[yet] 'the tally of those who are…
— Marcia Angell
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Which brings me to the point: In order to lose momentum, the U.S. economy has to have momentum to begin…
— Caroline Baum
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