'They won't do any harm and might do some good': Time to think again on the use of antidepressants?

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 582, 2011, Pages 47-49

  Middleton, Hugh ^a   Moncrieff, Joanna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antidepressant; Depression; Efficacy; Placebo; Sick role; Side effects

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; QUETIAPINE; SEDATIVE AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BLUNTED AFFECT; BRAIN LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG USE; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; NOTE; PRESCRIPTION; RESTLESSNESS; RISK; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SIDE EFFECT; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; STATISTICS;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 79957510402     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp11X548983     Document Type: Note

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