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A controlled study by the Neuropsychiatric Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles, found that placebos worked nearly as well as Prozac in treating depression. Study lead Dr. Andrew F. Leuchter said the results “might give clues for developing new therapies.” (RC/AP) ...Such as the use of stronger placebos.
Original Publication Date: 06 June 1999
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 5.

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