Yeah, and if the drugs worked it would be a better situation, instead we see a profile that would make sense for a placebo that has a heavy social endorsement and comes at a bit of a turning point in people's lives--admitting they need help and can't handle everything on their own.
Research studies using ACTIVE placebos show that anti-depressants don't really do much of anything, but active placebos are not required for studies.
And the wonderful thing about psych drugs is that they will trigger relapse-symptos when you go off them, which convinces a lot of people that they work instead of the reality that they now have a dependence on the medication.