Volume Five

July 15, 2002

Introduction to the issue
Introduction to Kirsch, Moore, Scoboria, & Nicholls (2002) and Expert Commentaries
by Annette L. Stanton

Introduction to the target article
Yes, There Is a Placebo Effect, but Is There a Powerful Antidepressant Drug Effect?
by Irving Kirsch

Target article
The Emperor's New Drugs: An Analysis of Antidepressant Medication Data Submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
by Irving Kirsch, Thomas J. Moore, Alan Scoboria, and Sarah S. Nicholls

with 9 commentaries
Antidepressants and Placebos: Conceptual Problems and Research Strategies
by John D. Salamone

Antidepressants: A Triumph of Marketing Over Science?
by David O. Antonuccio, David D. Burns, and William G. Danton

Are Antidepressants as Ineffective as They Look?
by Walter A. Brown

Reflections On The Emperor's New Drugs
by Roger P. Greenberg

The Emperor's New Drugs: Effect Size and Moderation Effects
by Steven D. Hollon, Robert J. DeRubeis, Richard C. Shelton, and Bahr Weiss

"The Loaves and the Fishes": A Comment on "The Emperor's New Drugs: An Analysis of Antidepressant Medication Data Submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration"
by Daniel E. Moerman

Comment on Kirsch, Moore, Scoboria, and Nicholls (2002)
by Rodrigo A. Muñoz

How Can We Better Disentangle Placebo and Drug Effects?
by Lynn P. Rehm

Antidepressant Effects: The Suit May Be Small, but the Fabric is Real
by Michael E. Thase

and a response
Antidepressants and Placebos: Secrets, Revelations, and Unanswered Questions
by Irving Kirsch, Alan Scoboria, and Thomas J. Moore

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