Antidepressants

People with depression who were more optimistic at the start of treatment—and whose optimism increased during treatment—were more likely to benefit from SSRIs, according to a recent study, raising the possibility of tailoring treatments based on psychological traits.

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are at the centre of a collision between social and biochemical outlooks on depression, finds Andy Extance

Despite claims that antidepressants may be just delivering a placebo effect, three-quarters of people who tried them in a large study said they helped

Depression is a very complex disorder and we simply have no good evidence that antidepressants help sufferers to improve