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The Antidepressant Wars, a Sequel: How the Media Distort Findings and Do Harm to Patients

By James Coyne PhD
Posted: December 26, 2012
Category: antidepressants, Psychiatry | Tagged Adrian Preda MD, antidepressant wars, depression, Fournier and colleagues(2010), Gibbons and colleagues (2012), Irving Kirsch, James Coyne PhD, Kahn et al. 2002, Kirsch et al. (2008), placebo washout, psychiatry, treatment for depression | 29 Comments
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