As antidepressants come under scrutiny for their suspected link to suicide, skeptics question how safe and effective the 'miracle drugs' really are. But as Apoorva Mandavilli discovers, the prospects for a better alternative are downright depressing.
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Mandavilli, A. News Feature: Mood Swings. Nat Med 10, 1010–1012 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1004-1010
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