Here's another philosophical thread...

Do you think a medication's effectiveness is partially determined by how we feel about it? I'm thinking along the lines of a placebo effect.

Let's use Abilify as an example:
Say you're depressed and you start taking Abilify to help eliminate (or at least reduce) your depression. After 10 days, your depression hasn't gone away. Is this because Abilify doesn't work, or is this maybe because we think it doesn't work?

Similarly, what do you think about therapy's effectiveness? Is this effectiveness influenced by our thoughts?