AZ Republic: Study: Highly depressed benefit most from meds

Hundreds of studies have attested to the benefits of antidepres­sants over placebos (taking a sham pill without knowing that the pill has no active in­gredient), DeRubeis said.

The current analysis attempted to quantify howmuch of the benefit of anti­depressants is attributable to actual chemical effects on the brain and how much can be explained by other factors, such as visiting a doctor, taking action to feel better or the mere passage of time.

The study found that the magnitude of the drugs’ benefit increased with the baseline level of depression.

Study: Highly depressed benefit most from meds


Los Angeles Times

Antidepressant medications likely pro­vide little or no benefit to people with mild or moderate depression, a new study has found.

The study found that the magnitude of the drugs’ benefit in­creased with the base­line level of depression.

Only people with severe depression re­ceive additional benefits from drugs, said the senior author of the study, Robert J. DeRubeis, a University of Pennsylvania psychology professor.

The current analysis attempted to quantify howmuch of the benefit of anti­depressants is attributable to actual chemical effects on the brain and how much can be explained by other factors, such as visiting a doctor, taking action to feel better or the mere passage of time.

The current analysis attempted to quantify howmuch of the benefit of anti­depressants is attributable to actual chemical effects on the brain and how much can be explained by other factors, such as visiting a doctor, taking action to feel better or the mere passage of time.

The current analysis attempted to quantify howmuch of the benefit of anti­depressants is attributable to actual chemical effects on the brain and how much can be explained by other factors, such as visiting a doctor, taking action to feel better or the mere passage of time.

“But this study helps us resolve, to some degree, the question of howmuch benefit people can expect from the medicines themselves.”

The research was re­leased online Tuesday and will be published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

The current analysis attempted to quantify howmuch of the benefit of anti­depressants is attributable to actual chemical effects on the brain and how much can be explained by other factors, such as visiting a doctor, taking action to feel better or the mere passage of time.