Link & Learn

Summary

This column is intended to stimulate discussion on the pages of LINKS and to share short formulated ideas and observations. Open is the keyword here: open to any subject; write with an open mind and an open heart; favour question marks over exclamation marks and be open to discussion.

Key words

Evidence - RCT - SSRI - Sheldrake - NIHCE

• References

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• 2 Kirsch I, Deacon BJ, Huedo-Medina TB et al. Initial severity and antidepressant benefits: a meta-analysis of data submitted to the Food and Drug Administration. PLoS Med 2008; 5: e45
• 3 Rawlins M. De Testimonio: On the Evidence for Decisions About the Use of Therapeutic Interventions. The Harveian Oration. Delivered to the Royal College of Physicians, London, October 16, 2008. Online: http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk-news-news.asp?PR_id¼422 [accessed July 10, 2013]
• 4 Shang A, Huwiler-Müntener K, Nartey L et al. Are the clinical effects of homeopathy placebo effects? Comparative study of placebo-controlled trials of homeopathy and allopathy. Lancet 2005; 366: 726-732
• 5 Aiken M. The end of biomedical journals: there is madness in their methods. JACM 2005; 11: 755-757
• 6 Whitmarsh TE. Phenomenology and homeopathy. Homeopathy 2013; 102: 225-299
• 7 Swayne J. Remodelling Medicine. Glasgow: Saltire Books; 2012