Posted by Garnet71 on May 11, 2009, at 10:37:13
In reply to Re: Antidepressants Hardly Help ?????????, posted by SLS on May 11, 2009, at 5:56:32
"The selection procedure for subjects used in clinical trials of antidepressants almost never includes a diagnostic processing of each candidate thoroughly enough to conclude with certainty that the investigators are treating the right disease - major depressive disorder (MDD) or bipolar disorder (BD)."
I think this reflects the reality of clinical practice more than it refutes it. Some doctors either 1) do not know the diagnosis or misdiagnose-especially for first time mental health patients and 2) do not investigate thoroughly to conclude if the right disease is being treated.
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