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In their letter to the editor, Rush et al. have doubled-down on the fraud they committed in their 2006 summary report of STAR*D outcomes.

2009 report posted for filing Contact: Clare Collins CollCX@upmc.edu 412-647-3555 University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences Are we cherry picking participants for studies of antidepressants? People with depression often excluded from clinical studies and tend not to fare as well as study participants PITTSBURGH, April 28 – Findings from clinical studies used to…

A new study shows antidepressants outperformed placebo in only 15% of patients, almost exclusively in those with the most severe depression.

Do antidepressants really provide lasting relief? Here's what the industry desperately doesn't want you to know. STORY AT-A-GLANCE ...

Popular meds work no better than a placebo for depression and can come with severe withdrawal symptoms. Why do doctors prescribe them to 43 million Americans?

Some medical professionals are concluding what until recently felt too heretical to say out loud: Antidepressants may often cause more harm than good.

Social rhythm therapy is associated with improved mood and reduced suicide risk, new research suggests.

(NAPSI)—A new nationwide poll, the GeneSight Mental Health Monitor, has found more than 8 in 10 people diagnosed with depression say life would be easier if others could understand their depression. Yet, most people who have not experienced depression may not be able to understand the challenges, including its treatment.    This is important news about a serious disease affecting more than 17 million Americans each year, according to the National Institute of Mental Health.    “Depressi...

A new nationwide poll, the GeneSight Mental Health Monitor, has found more than eight in 10 people diagnosed with depression say life would be easier if others could understand their depression. Yet, most people who have not experienced depression may not be able to understand the challenges, including its treatment. Depression is a serious disease affecting more than 17 million Americans each year, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. “Depression is one of the most misund...

(NAPSI)—A new nationwide poll, the GeneSight Mental Health Monitor, has found more than 8 in 10 people diagnosed with depression say life would be easier if others could understand their depression. Yet, most people who have not experienced depression may not be able to understand the challenges, including its treatment.  This is important news about a serious disease affecting more than 17 million Americans each year, according to the National Institute of Mental Health.  “Depr...