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Article: ‘It's The Way That You Look At It’—A Cognitive Neuropsychological Account Of Ssri Action In Depression
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, May 16 2014 11:55 AM
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Posted 16 May 2014 - 02:50 PM
FN this is a kind of chameleon article that's well-crafted.
This article is worth reading because it's basically a SSRI ad with science-like graphs and images.
It says SSRIs do all of the following:
-produce positive biases in processing emotional information
-produce positive biases in attention, appraisal and memory
-improve the mood
-create a positive emotional environment
-remediate negative emotional biases in depressed patients
-work better than a placebo within a week
-decrease response to fear
-increase recognition of happy facial expressions after a single dosage
The upshot of the article is the concept that SSRIs come with a frown filter, and they support only the positive aspects of emotion. SSRIs affect the way you look at things in only a positive way, and therefore they affect the way you respond and behave. You take the SSRI and you hear good, see good, and do good; it's a win-win-win!
No negative effects of SSRIs were noted.
No mention was made of when to come off the drug.
No mention was made of withdrawal strategies or discontinuation difficulties.
The article is a happy SSRI booster written by Catherine J Harmer and Phillip J Cowen. Harmer is a consultant to the pharmaceutical industry and Cowan is a paid advisor board member for Lundbeck Pharmaceuticals (SSRIs Cipralex and Celexa).
This article is worth reading because it's basically a SSRI ad with science-like graphs and images.
It says SSRIs do all of the following:
-produce positive biases in processing emotional information
-produce positive biases in attention, appraisal and memory
-improve the mood
-create a positive emotional environment
-remediate negative emotional biases in depressed patients
-work better than a placebo within a week
-decrease response to fear
-increase recognition of happy facial expressions after a single dosage
The upshot of the article is the concept that SSRIs come with a frown filter, and they support only the positive aspects of emotion. SSRIs affect the way you look at things in only a positive way, and therefore they affect the way you respond and behave. You take the SSRI and you hear good, see good, and do good; it's a win-win-win!
No negative effects of SSRIs were noted.
No mention was made of when to come off the drug.
No mention was made of withdrawal strategies or discontinuation difficulties.
The article is a happy SSRI booster written by Catherine J Harmer and Phillip J Cowen. Harmer is a consultant to the pharmaceutical industry and Cowan is a paid advisor board member for Lundbeck Pharmaceuticals (SSRIs Cipralex and Celexa).
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