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<blockquote data-quote="lookin4help" data-source="post: 511932" data-attributes="member: 14079"><p>Hi, thanks for the responses!</p><p></p><p>From what I understand they can NOT give placebo for these particular studies. The studies that I have learned about are actually looking for adolescents on particular drugs that still are having issues. (That probably would be the majority of kids on the drugs) Anyway, they are adding naturally occuring substances (creatine in one study) to the already existing treatment plan and doing MRIs of the brain both before and after the "new" substance is added to the regimine. Creatine, for example, has been shown to improve depression in adults, so this study is looking at the possibility of it increasing mood in adolescents as well. </p><p></p><p>The other thing the study doctor indicated was that doctors are HOPING that they can show on an MRI the difference in depressive symptoms. One of the stigmas revolving mental illness is the lack of visible 'proof' that depression (and other disorders) are very real. They want people to be able to get help they need without the stigma of 'mental illness'......</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lookin4help, post: 511932, member: 14079"] Hi, thanks for the responses! From what I understand they can NOT give placebo for these particular studies. The studies that I have learned about are actually looking for adolescents on particular drugs that still are having issues. (That probably would be the majority of kids on the drugs) Anyway, they are adding naturally occuring substances (creatine in one study) to the already existing treatment plan and doing MRIs of the brain both before and after the "new" substance is added to the regimine. Creatine, for example, has been shown to improve depression in adults, so this study is looking at the possibility of it increasing mood in adolescents as well. The other thing the study doctor indicated was that doctors are HOPING that they can show on an MRI the difference in depressive symptoms. One of the stigmas revolving mental illness is the lack of visible 'proof' that depression (and other disorders) are very real. They want people to be able to get help they need without the stigma of 'mental illness'...... [/QUOTE]
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