Psychology Update — 3 ARTICLES RELATED TO ANTIDEPRESSANT MEDICATION

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3 ARTICLES RELATED TO ANTIDEPRESSANT MEDICATION   ARTICLE #1   TITLE Do Antidepressants Work?   DESCRIPTION In this comprehensive and complex article, the author reviews past research on the effectiveness of antidepressant medication.  Both research studies and meta-studies were examined.   “More people in the United States are on antidepressants, as a percentage of the… Read more »

Psychology Update — The Fascinating Link Between Placebo and Antidepressants

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TITLE The Fascinating Link Between Placebo and Antidepressants DESCRIPTION Researchers gave placebo drugs to a group of depressed patients and measured the effects of the placebo on alleviating the depression; the subjects were told that the placebo was a new antidepressant.  In the following time period following the use of the placebo, the subjects were… Read more »