Irving Kirsch quotes
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“Depression is not caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain, and it is not cured by medication. Depression may not even be an illness at all. Often, it can be a normal reaction to abnormal situations. Poverty, unemployment, and the loss of loved ones can make people depressed, and these social and situational causes of depression cannot be changed by drugs.”
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“Depression is a serious problem, but drugs are not the answer. In the long run, psychotherapy is both cheaper and more effective, even for very serious levels of depression. Physical exercise and self-help books based on CBT can also be useful, either alone or in combination with therapy. Reducing social and economic inequality would also reduce the incidence of depression.”
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“Psychotherapy works, and some types of therapy have been shown to be much more effective than antidepressants over the long run.”
-- Irving KirschSource : "Antidepressants: The Emperor’s New Drugs?" by Irving Kirsch, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 31, 2010.
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“Anything that instills a sense of hope will at least temporarily help treat depression.”
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“The doctor-patient relationship is critical to the placebo effect.”
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“There are a variety of techniques to help people change the kind of thinking that leads them to become depressed. These techniques are called cognitive behavioral therapy.”
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“I do a lot of research on the placebo effect, not just in depression but in irritable bowel syndrome, pain, arthritis of the knee, migraine, asthma.”
-- Irving KirschSource : "Interview: Irving Kirsch showed power of placebo effect with antidepressant use". Interview with Brian Morton, Kevin Griffin, www.vancouversun.com. September 24, 2013.
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“Depression comes back over time in about 90 percent of people on antidepressants. Studies show that relapses are far less common when people are treated with psychotherapy.”
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“Antidepressants can have troubling side effects and are addictive for some people.”
-- Irving Kirsch
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Source : "Where Have All the Graveyards Gone? The War That Didn’t End War and Its Unending Successors" by Adam Hochschild, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 3, 2011.
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Source : "Boundaries And Crossing". Interview with Vered Shemtov, shma.com. March 4, 2004.
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“Find a need and fill it. Successful businesses are founded on the needs of people.”
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“Avoid all needle drugs, the only dope worth shooting is Richard Nixon.”
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“Drugs ruin peoples lives, break up families and have disastrous effects on our communities.”
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