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Science News: Lithium, Antidepressants, Esketamine—All No Better Than Placebo?

Science News: Lithium, Antidepressants, Esketamine—All No Better Than Placebo?

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 Peter Simons covers a clinical trial that found lithium ineffective at preventing suicide attempts, an essay by Allen Frances on the overdiagnosis of depression and overprescription of antidepressants, a review of the ineffectiveness and dangers of antidepressants, and an analysis that revealed that esketamine failed five of its six clinical trials.
  • Lithium No Better Than Placebo for Preventing Suicide Attempts
  • New Review: Antidepressants Come with Minimal Benefits, Several Risks
  • Allen Frances Takes on the Over-Prescription of Antidepressants
  • Esketamine Failed in Five of its Six Efficacy Trials
  • Ketamine Withdrawal Has Severe Consequences
  • New Study of Ayahuasca Users Shows Placebo Effect in Action
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