Patients who use anti-depressants are more likely to suffer relapse, researcher finds

Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 12:30 in Health & Medicine

Patients who use anti-depressants are much more likely to suffer relapses of major depression than those who use no medication at all, according to new research. In an article that is likely to ignite new controversy in the hotly debated field of depression and medication, an evolutionary psychologist concludes that patients who have used anti-depressant medications can be nearly twice as susceptible to future episodes of major depression.

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