Robert Whitaker Quote

Twenty-four percent of the patients treated with Saint-John’s-wort had a full response, 25 percent of the Zoloft patients, and 32 percent of the placebo group. This study fails to support the efficacy of H perforatum in moderately severe depression, the investigators concluded, glossing over the fact that their drug had failed this test too.29

Robert Whitaker

Twenty-four percent of the patients treated with Saint-John’s-wort had a full response, 25 percent of the Zoloft patients, and 32 percent of the placebo group. This study fails to support the efficacy of H perforatum in moderately severe depression, the investigators concluded, glossing over the fact that their drug had failed this test too.29

Related Quotes