I do a lot of research on the placebo effect, not just in depression but in irritable bowel syndrome, pain, arthritis of the knee, migraine, asthma..

Depression comes back over time in about 90 percent of people on antidepressants. Studies show that relapses are far less common when people are trea….

Depression is a serious problem, but drugs are not the answer. In the long run, psychotherapy is both cheaper and more effective, even for very serio….

Antidepressants can have troubling side effects and are addictive for some people..

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

Depression is not caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain, and it is not cured by medication. Depression may not even be an illness at all. Often….

Psychotherapy works, and some types of therapy have been shown to be much more effective than antidepressants over the long run..

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

There are a variety of techniques to help people change the kind of thinking that leads them to become depressed. These techniques are called cogniti….