Episode 15: Treating Depression: The Recent Sad News about Anti-Depressants
Submitted by JPM on Thu, 2008-08-07 01:31.
In episode 15 a guest assists us in addressing the evidence suggesting anti-depressants are not as effective as believed. We review some biases in the anti-depressant research including publication bias (how good studies are published more than bad studies). We discuss how the benefits of anti-depressants over placebo increase as the severity of depression worsens.