Posted by glenn on December 6, 2004, at 17:31:55
In reply to New UK guidelines for anti-depressants..., posted by jclint on December 6, 2004, at 8:00:44
This is no real suprise, doctors were told in this country a few years ago that they were underdiagnosing and undertreating depression.
So they went crazy with SSRIS, sounds a bit like the situation with Benzos many years ago, first they were marvellous and non addictive, not like those naughty barbituates.
Then they were awful, addictive and "you can't have them even if you beg"
The British medical establishment suffers from "splitting" that is when something turns out to not as good as they originally bought, they take the opposite view!
The way they are going it will be back to Trycyclics soon.
Then again there is of course the wonderful CBT, a pity its theoretical basis has just been shown to be wrong by Le Doux as a lot more people will be getting it (or at least they will be on a waiting list!)Glenn
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