Posted by blueberry on January 12, 2006, at 5:38:29
In reply to DUH? IT TAKES A STUDY. DOES IT?, posted by River1924 on January 12, 2006, at 1:34:27
Duh is right. I mean, most clinical studies measure response as a 50% reduction of symptoms. Well, that means patients who do respond and are considered successful treatments are still 50% ill! Duh. And remission rates are in the 20% to 30% range. But even in those so called remission patients, there are often still some negative features that still linger.
I have found that most medications do indeed get me out of the crying sobbing depressed phase, but still leave me in a considerably crippled state, far less functional than a normal healthy person.
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