Antidepressants (specifically the SSRI's: Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Lexapro) can be very effective in reducing the symptoms of clinical depression in about 50% of the people who take them. I work with patients who have benefitted tremendously from anti-depressants. However, while Bob overstates the point, anti-depressants are not the panacea the drug companies make them out to be. For some people they just don't work. In my experience, the more high functioning the person is, the more effective the anti-depressants are. Research has also shown (and I'll find the reference if you want it), much to many peoples surprise, that 1 year of cognitive-behavioral was as effective as the SSRI's in reducing clinical depression. -Peter
--- Sal Sunshine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bob, > I don't know exactly where I could find studies > supporting the fact > that anti-depressants treat depression > effectively--seems that the very > fact that many take them and report successful > results is a study in > itself. And seeing as how most of the ones in use > now have been around > for a number of years, I'm not even sure if the > studies that got them > FDA approval in the first place would still be > available. > > I doubt anyone would ever say they are a perfect > solution, or even that > they cure depression. But for many they greatly > mitigate its > devastating effects, sometimes after only a short > time of treatment. > And nobody either would deny that having a good > support system is a > vital part of life. Anti-depressants are meant to > work in tandem with > other support systems, not replace them. > > Sal > > > On Apr 6, 2005, at 7:45 PM, > [email protected] wrote: > > > So where's the research supporting your claim, > Sunshine? > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
