Friday, September 20, 2019

Most common antidepressant barely helps improve depression symptoms, 'shocking' trial finds

Most common antidepressant barely helps improve depression symptoms, 'shocking' trial finds: The most commonly prescribed antidepressant barely relieves symptoms of modern depression, a major study reveals.

The largest independent investigation ever undertaken found patients taking sertraline experienced negligible improvements in mood.

Published in the Lancet Psychiatry, the study comes amid mounting controversy over increased use of antidepressants by GPs in recent decades, with roughly 7.3 million people in England issued a prescription each year.

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