Posted by SLS on October 15, 2015, at 12:52:30
In reply to Re: Conclusions, posted by Toph on October 15, 2015, at 12:07:21
> > Q: Do you believe that antidepressants can produce suicidality as an adverse side effect?
> Not sure, but I know depression can.
What would you need to see in order to be sure?
> In blind studies, what are the ethics of giving suicidal patients a placebo?That's a good question. Not sure.
Maybe the best thing to do is to exclude from the study people who score above some threshold of suicidal ideation using a rating scale while retaining the placebo arm.
I'll need to think about this one.
I would still prefer to be selling automobiles, though.
- ScottSome see things as they are and ask why.
I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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