Posted by Oddzilla on June 15, 2000, at 18:02:32
In reply to Re: and Another , posted by danf on June 15, 2000, at 16:51:00
> Lithium works for some people, not everyone.
> You can say that for just about anything including placebos. It's a matter of defining your terms.
> The study was poorly designed. That it is published in a journal means that it was published, nothing else.
It means that it's there for people to read and judge on its own merits. I have never shared the faith some babblers have in peer reviewed journals so I see your point! It may have been poorly designed or it may have just been misrepresented in this thread.
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> All psycho-pseudo-medical scientists know that journal articles are only a sharing of study results. There is no requirement that the study be valid or applicable to real life.I'm not a psycho-pseudo-medical scientist so I guess I'll just have to take your word for it :)
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