Science News: How Effective Are Therapy and Medication, and What Do They Treat?

Peter Simons covers a study that found both therapy and medication to have very limited effectiveness; an article suggesting that general practitioners need to prescribe fewer antidepressants; a study that concluded no brain imaging test has been able to identify a meaningful brain difference in depression; and more!

• Major Review Finds Limited Effectiveness for Medication and Therapy
• Family Physicians Must Change Antidepressant Prescribing Practices
• SSRI Antidepressants Do Not Improve Depression After a Stroke
• Clinicians and Patients Often Disagree on Mental Health Outcomes
• No Meaningful Brain Differences in Depression
• Shifting Away from ECT and Antidepressants for Depression