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How Helpful Are Antidepressant Medications?

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Author: Ronald J. Comer

Princeton University

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This video explores the question of just how effective and necessary antidepressant medications actually are. The video features a review conducted by Dr. Irving Kirsch, which concluded that antidepressants are not more effective than several other approaches in any but the most severe cases of depression, and suggests that for many cases of depression other forms of treatment should be used. In the video, other clinical theorists take issue with the study’s conclusions.

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1. What new data did Dr. Kirsch review that raised questions about the efficacy of antidepressant drugs?

2. According to the video, who supports most of the antidepressant drug studies?

3. According to the textbook, what percentage of depressed people improve when taking antidepressant drugs?

4. According to the video and textbook, research finds that each of the following treatments are effective in cases of depression, except:

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