daley
Experienced
- May 11, 2024
- 205
A really interesting video.
He has criticisms about how clinical trials are performed,
and what it means for a drug to be "effective" for depression.
But the criticism is nuanced, and he is not dismissing drugs at all.
In a nutshell, drugs do not "cure" depression, rather the drugs have specific
effects which may alleviate symptoms of depression. The clinical trials drug
manufactures are required to do, only address whether the drug is "effective" for
treating a particular illness. However, it would be more useful for psychiatrists and
patients to know what the actual effects the drugs will provide, and the duration
of time they are expected to be effective before patients get used to them.
He has criticisms about how clinical trials are performed,
and what it means for a drug to be "effective" for depression.
But the criticism is nuanced, and he is not dismissing drugs at all.
In a nutshell, drugs do not "cure" depression, rather the drugs have specific
effects which may alleviate symptoms of depression. The clinical trials drug
manufactures are required to do, only address whether the drug is "effective" for
treating a particular illness. However, it would be more useful for psychiatrists and
patients to know what the actual effects the drugs will provide, and the duration
of time they are expected to be effective before patients get used to them.