Depression Drugs Failed the Test

“Antidepressants fail to cure the symptoms of major depression in half of all patients with the disease even if they receive the best possible care, according to a definitive government study released yesterday.
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The $35 million taxpayer-funded study was the largest trial of its kind ever conducted….”

—Shankar Vedentam, “Drugs Cure Depression in Half of Patients, Doctors Have Mixed Reactions to Study Findings,” Washington Post, March 23, 2006