Author: Irving Kirsch

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Anything that instills a sense of hope will at least temporarily help treat depression.

Anything that instills a sense of hope will at least temporarily help treat depression.

- Irving Kirsch

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.

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.

- Irving Kirsch

If doctors just spent more time with their patients so they felt more reassured, that might help.

If doctors just spent more time with their patients so they felt more reassured, that might help.

- Irving Kirsch

Patients who trust their doctors and have a psychological expectation of getting better could trigger a reaction in their body.

Patients who trust their doctors and have a psychological expectation of getting better could trigger a reaction in their body.

- Irving Kirsch

Perhaps anti-depressants should be best reserved for the very extreme cases and, more importantly, for those who do not respond to alternative forms of interventions.

Perhaps anti-depressants should be best reserved for the very extreme cases and, more importantly, for those who do not respond to alternative forms of interventions.

- Irving Kirsch

The doctor-patient relationship is critical to the placebo effect.

The doctor-patient relationship is critical to the placebo effect.

- Irving Kirsch

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