A new study shows that antidepressant drugs aren’t as successful in treating people who suffer from milder depression. CNN reports that, “The study confirmed that antidepressants are substantially better than fake pills, or placebo, in people with severe depression, but the researchers found “little evidence” that the drugs are more effective than placebo in people with milder depressive symptoms.”
This doesn’t mean that antidepressants aren’t effective, but it does mean that when people suffer from milder depression and take antidepressants, the drugs are mostly effective due to the placebo effect. Research psychiatrist, Dr. Hellerstein, stresses that you shouldn’t stop taking your medication if you are depressed, but if you think this new information applies to you to talk to a doctor near you about it.
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