This is some of the worst HN commentary I've seen. Boundless cynicism on an early study which is actually showing unusually high success rate. What's noteworthy is that the these results are good among unblinded studies on depression treatment. They are doing a double-blind study right now, mentioned in the second sentence. These were patients with treatment-resistant depression, which is defined as people who have undergone multiple treatments without success and are rife with nocebo tendencies. These are not people who are hopeful about their nth medication or round of talk therapy. They are tough nuts to crack. That the treatment is showing any success with this group is worth doing further studies.