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Now, doesn't be gittin' yer knickers in a knot. Therapy ain't sech a big deal.
The Politics of Psychiatry
By: Dr. Suzanne LaCombe, June 8, 2009.
From the Public Library of Science Journal news has reached us that prozac and other similar antidepressants are no more beneficial than a placebo. Why did this result make headlines when other equally compelling reports have not?
Well, apparently, drug companies have only been publishing 10% of their studies. It is now a legal obligation in the UK for them to do so. Therefore, this report includes data from drug companies. An interesting read.
The author, Darian Leader also points to a cozy relationship between CBT and medication research both of which appear to emphasize short-term symptom relief at the cost of a long term solution. (The Guardian, Feb. 27, 2008.)
Antidepressants Facts, The Truth about Psychiatry Depression
This video highlights, rather graphically, how we're being duped by the big pharma advertising empire. The author is rather sensationalistic in the points he makes however he backs up his claims with research - some of which I have posted on these pages.
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