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Posted by fires on July 29, 2005, at 11:32:04
" Researchers have discovered a regulatory molecule that links faulty dopamine signaling in the brain to the neural machinery that breaks down in people who suffer from depression."
Posted by Shawn. T. on July 29, 2005, at 14:19:17
In reply to Depression research news, posted by fires on July 29, 2005, at 11:32:04
You have to be really careful with press reports about research. This research doesn't really provide any evidence that the molecule is involved in depression or the response to antidepressant drugs.
Shawn
Posted by fires on July 29, 2005, at 15:46:59
In reply to Re: Depression research news, posted by Shawn. T. on July 29, 2005, at 14:19:17
> You have to be really careful with press reports about research. This research doesn't really provide any evidence that the molecule is involved in depression or the response to antidepressant drugs.
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> ShawnI read the article again and it seems to me that they were careful to use the words "may" and "could". Now if Tom Cruise would do the same...
Posted by Shawn. T. on July 29, 2005, at 16:14:29
In reply to Re: Depression research news » Shawn. T., posted by fires on July 29, 2005, at 15:46:59
That's a good point. Some drugs may work for some people and not for others. Some drugs may cause side effects in some people but not in others. The decision to take psychiatric drugs is never black and white; ideally, such decisions should involve educated choices. Cruise's mistake was to criticize someone for a personal choice. He would have been better off if he would have encouraged the public to become better educated about the potential costs and benefits that may result from taking psychiatric drugs. Individuals get to decide if drugs are worth taking, not Tom Cruise.
Posted by Bill LL on August 1, 2005, at 10:37:49
In reply to Depression research news, posted by fires on July 29, 2005, at 11:32:04
This is good news. Hopefully the compilation of a lot of discoveries will lead to meds that both work faster, and have less side effects.
> " Researchers have discovered a regulatory molecule that links faulty dopamine signaling in the brain to the neural machinery that breaks down in people who suffer from depression."
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> http://tinyurl.com/dew6y
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