Ha! The illusions of modern
Ha! The illusions of modern psychobiology are punctured anew in this Washington Post article:
"The new research may shed light on findings such as those from a trial last month that compared the herbal remedy St. John's wort against Zoloft. St. John's wort fully cured 24 percent of the depressed people who received it, and Zoloft cured 25 percent -- but the placebo fully cured 32 percent."
And, furthermore:
"Once the trial was over and the patients who had been given placebos were told as much, they quickly deteriorated. People's belief in the power of antidepressants may explain why they do well on placebos."
Now, will someone please tell me the difference between visiting a psychiatrist, who gives you a pill and tells you that it will improve your personality, and visiting a priest, who gives you a wafer and tells you that it will save your soul?
