A study by the University of Basil on children and adolescents revealed only “minor differences” in efficacy between placebos and antidepressants.
“…the difference is small and varies according to the type of mental disorder,” says an article in Science Daily.” However, the results also showed that the placebo effect played a significant role in the efficacy of antidepressants. The study also found that patients treated with antidepressants complained of greater side effects than those who received a placebo.”
Placebos are significantly cheaper than antidepressants and have no black box warnings such as the warnings by the FDA of “suicidality” in young adults on antidepressants.
