Posted by Larry Hoover on October 30, 2007, at 8:08:14
In reply to Re: NIMH study...antidepressants work only 30% of, posted by LostBoyinNCBecksDark on October 23, 2007, at 20:32:48
> It leaves huge room for improvement though.
Nobody yet claims a cure.
> psychiatry needs to be more forthright about the results it can provide through psychopharmacology and psychotherapy.
More forthright? Their findings are all over Pubmed, for example, where you found this study.
> By not being forthright, they are basically lying to their patients and to the public.
That is an overly broad generalization.
> Its basically a form of negligence and malpractice.
No it's not. It's the state of the art.
This argument is a classic non sequitur. Start with a premise that is plausible, then proceed via broader and broader generalizations to a conclusion that is not supported by the evidence.
Lar
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