Truthiness (yeah i Stole that from Colbert) is the theme lately

A recent study came out stating that antidepressants don't work for a lot of people. I suggest reading this article before making any sort of final judgments regarding such things.

The study offers misleading information. Or at least the way people have interpreted the results has been misleading. It seems the general understanding is that this study proves that antidepressants don't work. For anyone. Which both anecdotally and in comprehensive studies has been shown to not be true. They work for people with chronic mild to moderate depression and those that suffer from severe depression. They are even more effective when combined with psychotherapy.

Antidepressants DON'T work for those who suffer relatively minor or short term setbacks, say loss of a loved one. Not to belittle the grief someone feels from losing a loved one, but what studies have found is that grief and sadness and depression are different. What does work is grief counseling and therapy.