[lbo-talk] Antidepressants and Placebos

[Ben Jackson]

>  > What I mean is that the placebo effect tends to be treated like
>  > experimental error, something to be eliminated, as opposed to
>  > something to be taken advantage of.  I haven't seen much suggestion,
>  > at least in "mainstream" circles, of using it for treatment.  Though
>  > of course that could get really complicated.]

If by take advantage you mean we should promote the use of drugs which
are known to have no effect beyond placebo while hiding the research
demonstrating this from patients, then it would seem the drug
companies are doing a fine job without us.

On 2/29/08, Carrol Cox <cbcox at ilstu.edu> wrote:


>  And how do you compare placebo A with placebo B in a double bind test?

You don't.