The Over-Reliance on Antidepressants: Experts Weigh In

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Experts debate the over-prescription of SSRIs, citing concerns that ordinary human distress is being medicalized, while others defend their effectiveness in treating clinical depression.

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Experts debate the over-prescription of SSRIs, citing concerns that ordinary human distress is being medicalized, while others defend their effectiveness in treating clinical depression.

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