Posted by ed_uk on November 15, 2004, at 12:27:45
In reply to Are we near a biological mental disorder test?, posted by TomV on November 15, 2004, at 12:14:32
Hello Tom, interesting post....
In reality, drug companies exist to make profit, not for the benefit of people with mental health problems :-(
I don't think it's in the interests of the drug companies to develop tests to determine who is likely to respond to their product. Basically, pharm companies want as many people as possible to be taking their drug!
For example....... at the moment most new ADs are approved simply for the treatment of major depression ie. a massive no. of potential patients. If a test was available that selected the (rather small) subgroup of depressive patients who were likely to respond, the number of people treated might be less.
Ed
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