Placebo Effect May Explain Relapse From Antidepressant Medication

August 17th, 2007 | Category: Depression

A new study by Rhode Island Hospital researchers indicates that a relapse during antidepressant continuation treatment may be due to a relapse in patients who were not true drug responders. The loss of drug response may be due to loss of placebo response (a positive medical

response to taking a placebo as whether it were an active medication.). The study was published in the August issue of the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. [click link for full article]

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