Thursday, March 15, 2012

How the powerful placebo effect works

How the powerful placebo effect works


When Harvard researcher Irving Kirsch told Lesley Stahl that the difference between taking an antidepressant and taking a sugar pill is minimal for most people, the 60 Minutes correspondent said, "But people are getting better taking antidepressants. I know them."

In this "Overtime" feature, you'll hear Lesley share her own family's personal experience with antidepressants-- and how the news in her own report affects her family.


TONY DIGIROLAMO- THIS WILL MAKE YOU MAD! IF YOU'RE TAKING ANTIDEPRESSANT MEDS YOU'LL FIND OUT HERE THAT IT IS NO BETTER THAN A SUGAR PILL.
"So many are taking these pills, stunning as this seems, that taking a sugar pill would have the same effect."
And the sugar pill has no side effects!

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