Science Time

So, we don't know nothing about nothing here, just to make that clear. But, we do come in contact with the occassional social scientist and sometimes we even talk with actual scientists. All this talk with smart people has endowed us with a belief that we too are smart. While this belief is misguided and downright silly, it does allow us to pontificate on matters of science without hesitation. We think we've found us another opportunity!

So, recently there was a study about anit-depressants involving 2,800 British adults and children. A finding...
" The study looked at four drugs and found that suicidal thoughts or attempts were four times more likely during the first 10 days of treatment than they were after three months. Suicide was almost 40 times more common early on than later in treatment, though there were only 17 suicides, all in patients older than 19."

We here at littleboxes agree with these people:
"Some doctors argue that patients just starting on antidepressants are usually in the deepest throes of depression — which itself can cause suicidal behavior — and that the risks subside as the drugs take hold."

We disagree with the others
"Others say a medication-induced mood boost may give a profoundly depressed person just enough energy to act on suicidal thoughts."

Why? Because we can. Either way, since this study cannot differeniate between the two effects listed above and whether or not the drug caused the suicide attempts, this study is crapola. How did they get funding? Why can't we get the same money to surf the web and promote our worldview?

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