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Stop Using Antidepressants Except for “the Most Severe Depression,” Experts Say

Mad in America

Even for severe depression, multiple studies have found that adding antidepressants to cognitive behavioral therapy does not result in better outcomes —psychotherapy alone is just as good in the short term. And therapy alone beats the drugs when it comes to long-term outcomes.

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Irish Psychiatry Says Chemical Imbalance Is a Figure of Speech—So, What Now?

Mad in America

The reason we say “gobsmacking” is because it’s not something that Irish psychiatrists have said publicly before, although a representative for the College did say in a 2015 media article that people didn’t really believe it anyway. And therapy alone beats the drugs when it comes to long-term outcomes.

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Observational Studies Confirm Trial Results That Antidepressants Double Suicides

Mad in America

Copenhagen: Peoples Press; 2015. Comparative benefits and harms of second generation antidepressants and cognitive behavioral therapies in initial treatment of major depressive disorder: systematic review and metaanalysis. 39 References 1 Gtzsche PC. Deadly psychiatry and organised denial. 2 Hughes S, Cohen D, Jaggi R.

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Dear Mr. Kennedy

ADDitude

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), though more commonly prescribed to adult patients, has been shown to improve core ADHD symptoms in adolescents when used in conjunction with ADHD medication. 2015 Nov;41(6):779-88. Epub 2015 May 18. Child Care Health Dev. doi: 10.1111/cch.12255. PMID: 25988743.