
The placebo effect relies on belief in the story that you’re going to get better, and that actually provides the same physical results as the chemical treatment. A further 25% came down to natural recovery and a whopping 50% of recovery was due to the placebo effect. It showed that only 25% of the recovery could be put down to the chemicals themselves, and their reaction on the brain. A study was done on people recovering from depression. Okay so I was pretty shocked when I read this. how our socially isolated society is causing depression,.why antidepressants can’t be our only solution to depression,.Johann Hari wrote Lost Connections with these exact intentions-to understand his mental health better and share his discoveries with the world. I’ve seen it very often in my GP placements and seeing how much it affects people has made me want to understand it better.


Around 280 million people around the world suffer from depression.
