Effectiveness of antidepressants: an evidence myth constructed from a thousand randomized trials? [Book Review]

Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine 3:14 (2008)
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Abstract

Antidepressants, in particular newer agents, are among the most widely prescribed medications worldwide with annual sales of billions of dollars. The introduction of these agents in the market has passed through seemingly strict regulatory control. Over a thousand randomized trials have been conducted with antidepressants. Statistically significant benefits have been repeatedly demonstrated and the medical literature is flooded with several hundreds of

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