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Author Topic: Efficacy of Antidepressants for Low, Moderate to Severe Depression  (Read 3848 times)

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Intriguing articles reporting on efficacy studies of anti-depressant medications for patients with low, moderate to severe depression.  Research noted that anti-depressants tend to have a more pronounced positive effect on severely depressed patients and little to no appreciative effect on those who have low to moderate depression.

USA Today article here:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2010-01-06-antidepressants06_ST_N.htm


Journal of the American Medical Association abstract here:

http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/303/1/47

The medical community is now charged with rethinking their approach to treating depression.  The "less talk--more pills" dictum must be revisited despite the enormous revenues drug companies pull in.  Given the personal devastation that depression renders, I say it is about time to look at other treatments that may be more effective.
« Last Edit: January 06, 2010, 10:45:24 pm by OneTampa »
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