That quote does not "flatly contradict" what I said. Read the link I gave. Did I perhaps need to italicize placebo?
The paper you quote is talking about the measured benefits of SSRIs relative to a placebo; the reference I gave is talking about the measured benefits of SSRIs relative to non-treatment. (which includes the placebo effect)
(And as a separate issue, the link I gave also - I suspect correctly - calls into question the standard used in your paper for accepted criteria for clinical significance. And points out that grouping antidepressant medications into one large category can hide the effectiveness of individual medications when your average includes some medications that are known to be not very effective.)
The paper you quote is talking about the measured benefits of SSRIs relative to a placebo; the reference I gave is talking about the measured benefits of SSRIs relative to non-treatment. (which includes the placebo effect)
(And as a separate issue, the link I gave also - I suspect correctly - calls into question the standard used in your paper for accepted criteria for clinical significance. And points out that grouping antidepressant medications into one large category can hide the effectiveness of individual medications when your average includes some medications that are known to be not very effective.)