Do Antidepressants Help? Study Finds They’re Not Associated With Improved Long Term Physical or Mental Health – SciTechDaily
Long-term antidepressant use did not improve physical or mental health in patients with depression according to a news study published in the journal PLOS ONE.
Among people with depression, those using antidepressants had no better quality of life in the long run.
Over time, using antidepressants is not associated with significantly better health-related quality of life, compared to people with depression who do not take the drugs. These are the findings of a new study published on April 20, 2022, in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Omar Almohammed of King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, and colleagues.
It is widely acknowledged that depressive illness has a major impact on patients’ health-related quality of life (HRQoL). While studies have demonstrated the usefulness of a...