Do antidepressants actually work?
In the past antidepressant drugs have been labelled as ineffective, harmful, and no better than taking a placebo or dummy pill.
But recently an international survey showed that anti-depressants are effective.
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Trials involving 120-thousand patients, including some taking 21 commonly prescribed pills, found they were all more effective than dummy ones.
A caller from Cavan joined Caroline on The Wider View to share her own experience of treating depression.
She started by telling Caroline about how local GPs have a good understanding of mental health:
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