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Article: ‘It's The Way That You Look At It’—A Cognitive Neuropsychological Account Of Ssri Action In Depression
Started by FiveNotions, 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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Posted 16 May 2014 - 08:37 PM
Wow, TM.....amazing follow-through on that article and the authors! I genuinely did not pick up that bias .... and I surely did not know about the authors ....again, wow!
Thank you for pointing this out!!
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Posted 17 May 2014 - 04:45 PM
That's the way it is.
Although the authors should and they are always asked to diclose theirs conflicts of interests, they very rarely are fair enough to comply.
Good night to all of you my friends.
Although the authors should and they are always asked to diclose theirs conflicts of interests, they very rarely are fair enough to comply.
Good night to all of you my friends.
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