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The Emperor's New Drugs: Exploding the Antidepressant Myth
Ever pop an antidepressant and wonder if it’s really the magic fix, or just a sugar pill with a fancy label? Irving Kirsch’s "The Emperor’s New Drugs" throws a wrench in the whole antidepressant sales pitch. Spoiler: the chemical imbalance story? Mostly a fairy tale, and the drugs might not be doing much more than a placebo could.
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