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post #31 of 33
4/4/10 at 3:23am
This isn't credible at all. He says in the article that they are taking 2000 units per day, but in the comments states that it was 1000. Well, which is it??

He also doesn't mention the effect of the placebo, he just states that the tylenol worked better. I would like to know how the placebo group progressed. Placebos have a history of working quite well with psychological issues.
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post #32 of 33
4/4/10 at 8:56pm
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Originally Posted by studyscoot View Post
He also doesn't mention the effect of the placebo, he just states that the tylenol worked better. I would like to know how the placebo group progressed. Placebos have a history of working quite well with psychological issues.

Does it matter how the placebo group progressed? The acetaminophen reduced social pain significantly better than the placebo (effect sizes were moderate). As someone getting a PhD in psychology, I'm as skeptical as anyone of psychological research, but this was very well-done research.
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post #33 of 33
4/5/10 at 10:58am
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Originally Posted by kwiteaboy View Post
Does it matter how the placebo group progressed? The acetaminophen reduced social pain significantly better than the placebo (effect sizes were moderate). As someone getting a PhD in psychology, I'm as skeptical as anyone of psychological research, but this was very well-done research.

1. Placebos have no side effects.
2. Placebos won't damage the liver.
3. Significant improvement is a relative indicator. Exactly how much better did the tylenol work over the placebo? For example, if the placebo yielded a 20% improvement, and the tylenol gave a 25% improvement, one could still make the claims here (and argue that the additional 5% was significant).
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