ArticleThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2011
'They won't do any harm and might do some good': time to think again on the use of antidepressants?
Article in The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.
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Abstract
Despite NICE guidance that should have limited it, antidepressant prescribing continues to increase. Research evidence suggests that much if not all of the observed efficacy should be attributed to complex non-specific effects rather than 'restoration of disturbed brain chemistry'. According to this view the uncertain benefits of antidepressants are unlikely to outweigh the risks, suggesting the need to explore other approaches to treatment.
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