Posted by SLS on June 4, 2011, at 7:47:07
In reply to Re: Do we expect too much of antidepressants today?, posted by linkadge on June 4, 2011, at 7:11:03
> >It is thought by some that this illness in >particular has a rate of response of 85% when >any and all existing psychotropics are to be >considered as potential therapies in the >practice of polypharmacy.
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> Oh, of course. You could select some group in which they worked 100% of the time!
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> Linkadge
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How would you be able to select such a population? If someone comes up with a way to predict treatment response for subtypes of depression, that would be a monumental step forward. I believe that it will happen sooner than later.From time to time, let us assume that the investigators know what they are doing when executing a RCT.
- ScottSome see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.
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