If you look at the published headlines of this study, the first impression you will get is that Anti depressants have been found not to be working anymore. Here is an example just for making things clear.
Heading from Washingtonpost reads.
Only Severely Depressed Benefit From Antidepressants: Study
While popular antidepressants such as Prozac are widely prescribed for people with varying degrees of depression, the drugs are only effective for those with the most severe depression, a new study suggests.
The actual study published on the PloS Medicine Journal and freely accessible online reveals otherwise. It suggests that most groups of people on SSRIs found it helpful. It never suggested that people on antidepressants should stop taking it or it does not have any effect at all.
Around the globe, health Centers, clinics, GPs and phychiatrists were bombarded by phone calls from their clients after reading or hearing of the findings from the report.
So, When it comes to mental health, never, ever trust what you read in the headlines. If your health (or the health of someone you love) is at stake, take the time to read what’s behind the headlines.
take nothing for granted. Even if it is religion.
As the director of Novus Medical Detox, I often see patients who are on alcohol or opioids, central nervous system depressants, also taking antidepressants. When they detox they find they don’t need the antidepressants.
This is good news because a Swedish study showed that 52% of the 2006 suicides by women on antidepressants. Since antidepressants work no better than placebos and are less effective than exercise in dealing with depression.
There is a prescription drug epidemic and these are leaders in the list of terribe abuses.
Steve Hayes
http://novusdetox.com
To be honest, I’m shocked how poorly understood this study has been by the mainstream media. As a biological scientist who used to suffer from depression it’s quite close to home too. I’ve written a fairly detailed article about it at http://layscience.net/?q=node/35
Thanks MJ .