Sunday, January 24, 2010

Newspaper Questions Antidepressant Efficacy

Boston Globe urges doctors to pause before prescribing some treatments.
The Boston Globe (1/19) editorialized that a "surprising new analysis indicates that for some patients with mild and moderate depression, certain drugs work no better than placebos." While the study "remains controversial, it should give doctors pause not just about which treatments they order for depression, but also how they decide when to prescribe all manner of drugs."

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