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

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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

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

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