Posted by Marty on August 15, 2008, at 12:11:04
In reply to Re: Placebo in Psychiatric Clinical Trials, posted by bleauberry on August 13, 2008, at 19:13:45
D% is pretty clever! Well thought.
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> D %: Started sleeping better, eating better, not worrying so much, more energy, now relieved that they are involved in something with hope and promise. So the scores relating to those specific questions on the DSM questionnaire improved to a point that showed a significant overall DSM total score reduction. But, hidden by statistics is that on the other DSM questions about depressed mood and lack of interest in pleasure, they were still severely depressed. The other improved scores relating to sleep, energy, and eating overshadowed that and made it appear falsely that they had improved.
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