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Antidepressants Myth: Irving Kirsch
Free Thought
English - September 22, 2013 10:31 - 22 minutes - 10.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsPhilosophy Society & Culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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I talk with Irving Kirsch, author of The Emperor's New Drugs: Exploding the Antidepressant Myth. In his book, Professor Kirsch challenges the idea that antidepressant are an effective treatment for depression. By looking at the data, Professor Kirsch concludes that antidepressants are no better than placebo.
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