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Nature 452, 934 (24 April 2008) | doi:10.1038/452934a; Published online 23 April 2008

Media right to report small value of antidepressants

Olavo B. Amaral1

  1. Departamento de Bioquímica, ICBS, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, R. Ramiro Barcelos 2600 (anexo), 90035-003 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Your Editorial 'No more scavenger hunts' (Nature 452, 1; doi:10.1038/452001a 2008) indicates that the press reaction to a recent meta-analysis of antidepressant efficacy was exaggerated — and that it was "not the media's finest hour".