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Furious Seasons: Researcher who claimed 3-year-olds get depressed may have undisclosed industry ties
Posted by David Dobbs on September 1, 2009 If nothing else, this points out the need to clarify what “past 5 years” means in declaring history of possible conflicts of interest. 5 years before publication — or research and writing? Presumably there’s a difference, if we’re specifyng a time frame anyway
Sorting out the placebo effect in teen depression studies
Posted by David Dobbs on March 5, 2009 Philip Dawdy takes a interesting look at a new study of the safety of placebo arms in clinical trials of antidepressants in teens. My own quick scan of the study [which Dawdy makes available as pdf download] suggests it’s full of great nuggets. Its take-home: Placebo treatments produced remission rates of 48%, while the rate…
Philip Dawdy on mainstream v pajama media
Posted by David Dobbs on January 22, 2009 In response to my post on himself, the NY Times, Zyprexa, Infinite Mind, etc.
Zyprexa, Infinite Mind, and mainstream vs. pajama press
Posted by David Dobbs on January 19, 2009 I stirred some ire last week when I asserted that the Times (for — disclosure dept — whom I sometimes write) and similar mainstream papers offer a public good through their unique combination of a) access to information and 2) clout with the public and government. Several readers took me to task (see the comments…