Placebo response of non-pharmacological and pharmacological trials in major depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Although meta-analyses have shown that placebo responses are large in Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) trials; the placebo response of devices such as repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has not been systematically assessed. We proposed to assess placebo responses in two categories of...

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Main Authors: André Russowsky Brunoni, Mariana Lopes, Ted J Kaptchuk, Felipe Fregni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2653635?pdf=render