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I have a place where I say complicated things about philosophy and science. That place is my blog. This is where I make terrible puns.

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    Scott Alexander‏ @slatestarcodex Feb 27

    This is important for anyone interested in medicine, scientific methods, or science journalism:http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/neuroskeptic/2018/02/24/about-antidepressant-study/ …

    3:03 AM - 27 Feb 2018
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      2. Bill Gardner‏ @Bill_Gardner Feb 27
        Replying to @slatestarcodex

        The media excitement over the antidepressant meta-analysis occurred because the psychiatric consensus — that the drugs work moderately well — is not the message they’d heard.

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      3. Scott Alexander‏ @slatestarcodex Feb 27
        Replying to @Bill_Gardner

        My impression was that everyone except Kirsch and a handful of his followers would overestimate antidepressant efficacy if asked. Do you think the opposite?

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      4. Bill Gardner‏ @Bill_Gardner Feb 27
        Replying to @slatestarcodex

        David Healey would be another. But I find that many people in the humanities and social science will explain to me how antidepressants are ineffective or harmful, and cite the scandals.

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      1. Lars Iver‏ @pisken Feb 27
        Replying to @slatestarcodex

        Also worth noting, all psychoactive drugs affect other functions of the brain as well. (Entropy says probably for the worse.) A small positive outcome on what is being measured (in this case the Hamilton Rating Scale?) does not necessarily equate a net positive outcome overall.

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      1. Alex‏ @iamalexwuzup Mar 5
        Replying to @slatestarcodex

        Idk how to comment on your blog so I’ll just tell you here. You’re source link for 5.4.2 of the Anti-Reactionary FAQ is not there.

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      1. Tim G‏ @newwizard_of_oz Feb 27
        Replying to @slatestarcodex

        Great follow up article! My problem with anti-depressants is that depression, to me, is a very effective canary in the coal mine. Using antidepressants too often just kills the canary, but they do help sometimes.

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      1. Jayarava‏ @Jayarava Feb 27
        Replying to @slatestarcodex

        Jayarava Retweeted New Scientist

        Thanks! There is also this: https://twitter.com/newscientist/status/966667422454435846 … (paywalled unfortunately)

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        Almost every antidepressant headline you’ll read today is wrong http://bit.ly/2CeApiD  pic.twitter.com/EXkCVzX4xN
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