Placebo for depression: we need to improve the quality of scientific information but also reject too simplistic approaches or ideological nihilism.

The placebo response plays a major role in psychiatry, particularly in depression. A new network meta-analysis investigates whether the effects of placebo vary in studies comparing fluoxetine and venlafaxine, two widely prescribed antidepressants. Even though data from this article indicate that the...

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Main Authors: Cipriani, A, Geddes, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2014

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