Top 19 Quotes by Irving Kirsch

The doctor-patient relationship is critical to the placebo effect.

The one thing we do know is that the chemical imbalance theory - the theory that people get depressed when they don't have enough serotonin in their brain - we know that that's wrong.

Anything that instills a sense of hope will at least temporarily help treat depression.

There seem to be many causes of depression. One cause is profound loss, grief. Economic hardship we know is linked to depression. We don't have a full picture.

There are a variety of techniques to help people change the kind of thinking that leads them to become depressed. These techniques are called cognitive behavioral therapy.

Perhaps anti-depressants should be best reserved for the very extreme cases and, more importantly, for those who do not respond to alternative forms of interventions.

Patients who trust their doctors and have a psychological expectation of getting better could trigger a reaction in their body.

Depression comes back over time in about 90 percent of people on antidepressants. Studies show that relapses are far less common when people are treated with psychotherapy.

One problem I have with drug companies is that they don't make all their data public.