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Comment on The Visual Illusion of Efficacy in Psychiatric Drug Trials by dubious
['Robert Whitaker', 'Robert Whitaker Is A Journalist', 'Author Of Two Books About The History Of Psychiatry']
Comments for Mad In America
Published reports of clinical trials of psychiatric drugs typically include a graphic showing the efficacy of the study drug in reducing symptoms of the disorder compared with placebo.
The efficacy graphic that was published used the same 25-point vertical axis showing a drop in symptoms as the brexpiprazole publication did.
The efficacy graphic used a 16-point vertical axis, which ramped up the magnifying effect 11-fold.
The efficacy graphic in the published article used a 25-point vertical axis (a seven-fold magnification of results).
In every instance, the visual picture of significant drug efficacy arose from the use of a vertical axis that served as a magnifying glass, dramatically enlarging the differences between drug and placebo.