Antidepressant drugs 'work', but they are not clinically effective

British Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 359-

  Kirsch, Irving ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

DEPRESSION; HUMAN; LETTER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 48249119549     PISSN: 17508460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

1. Kirsch I, Deacon BJ, Huedo-Medina TB, Scoboria A, Moore TJ, Johnson BT (2008) Initial severity and antidepressant benefits: A meta-analysis of data submitted to the Food and Drug Administration. PLoS Medicine 5(2): e45 (http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10. 1371/journal.pmed.0050045 accessed 26 February 2008)
2. National Institute for Clinical Excellence (2004) Depression: Management of depression in primary and secondary care. Clinical practice guideline No 23. National Institute for Clinical Excellence, London (www.nice.org.uk/page.aspx?o=235213 accessed 24 May 2005)