A hole in Sandy Hook reporting – psychiatric medication

http://www.wnd.com/2013/01/the-giant-gaping-hole-in-sandy-hook-reporting/

by pebb • 14 years ago

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gklitt• 14 years ago

I think this would have been a stronger article if it had addressed the counterpoint that was floating around in my head the entire time I was reading this: correlation doesn't equal causation.

While this phrase has become somewhat cliche, this is a perfect example of a case where it is important to remember the principle. Considering the types of disease that these medicines are meant to treat, I think it's pretty obvious that some, if not all, of the "side effects" mentioned could just be symptoms of the underlying disease, which were apparently not effectively treated by the medicine. But this is quite different from saying that the medicines themselves actually caused the symptoms.

Of course the article could end up being totally right. It was just poorly argued in my opinion because it failed to address this point that any reasonable reader would consider.

fractalcat• 14 years ago

Yeah, there's a reason the article doesn't present any actual evidence for its claims. I'm sure that the author believes what he is saying, but no, statistics doesn't work that way. The article should be cut out and stuck in an undergrad psychology textbook under 'confirmation bias'.

GiraffeNecktie• 14 years ago

Now HN is carrying stories from World Nut Daily? Gimme a frickin break.

A hole in Sandy Hook reporting – psychiatric medication

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