Tag: Kirsch

Researchers review a new synthesis of the existing evidence and conclude that the harms of antidepressants outweigh any benefits.

A new study investigated whether participants guessing if they have an antidepressant or placebo affects response rates.

“Do antidepressants work? There’s an intriguing body of research that suggests the power of antidepressants doesn’t come from chemicals in the drugs, but from...

Irving Kirsch (the psychologist who has argued that antidepressants offer a marginal advantage over placebos) has agreement from an unlikely source- advertisements from a pharmaceutical company, which agree completely...