Comment by apo

From the study:

> A logical next step would be to carry out a placebo controlled randomised trial in which the level of therapist contact is consistent between conditions.

http://www.thelancet.com/pb/assets/raw/Lancet/pdfs/S22150366...

Depression studies are subject to well-known, powerful placebo effects, rendering this study's conclusions next to useless:

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/are-antidepr...