A new report due to be published in the May issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry shows that antidepressants aren't all they're cracked up to be. But, faithful readers, you already knew that. Right? The report is part of the National Institute of Mental Health-funded Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) project – the largest study of the treatment of depression conducted in the United States. It showed that findings from clinical studies used ...
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Each week, it seems, more and more evidence pours in demonstrating the effectiveness of non-drug treatments for depression. In a study, published December 1, 2008 in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, MBCT proved as effective as maintenance anti-depressants in preventing a relapse and more effective in enhancing peoples' quality of life. The study also showed MBCT to be as cost-effective as prescription drugs in helping people with a history of depression stay well in the ...
THS reader Chad sent in this question: Antidepressants - effective or placebo? The use of antidepressant medication has become so widespread and commonly accepted that it seems almost sacrilegious to question it. But alas, questioning is the name of the game here at The Healthy Skeptic! And what do you know? Antidepressants aren't all they're cracked up to be. In fact, a recent meta-review of published studies on the efficacy of antidepressant drugs revealed that selective serotonin ...
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