Posted by mtdewcmu on November 30, 2009, at 23:27:09
In reply to Re: I'm an exercise skept, posted by Meltingpot on November 30, 2009, at 9:27:54
> I'm also very skeptical about "the placebo affect" when it comes to depression. I honestly believe that if somebody has a placebo response to a medication or herbal supplement or whatever then their depression is more psychological otherwise, they would know a placebo response for what it is.
>Not everybody has chronic depression like us. For a lot of people, depression is transient and will go away on its own. In a clinical study, the placebo effect encompasses depression that resolves spontaneously as well as people who cure themselves by believing in the drug. Some people may also under-report their symptoms toward the end of the study in an effort to please the researchers.
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