Patients diagnosed with nonsevere depression can benefit from antidepressant medication, a recently published study has found. This finding, which is contrary to the findings of previous meta- or mega-analyses, was based on the reanalysis of 6 randomized placebo-controlled antidepressant studies conducted at a large psychiatric hospital’s outpatient clinic from 1977…
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Antipsychotic medications help prevent relapses in schizophrenia, but increase side effects too
Taking another step in the discussion about the benefits of antipsychotic medications vs side effects such as weight gain, a recently published meta-analysis examined 116 reports involving 65 trials and data for 5,493 patients. Using a primary outcome of relapse between 7 and 12 months, the researchers found that use…
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