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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Jon Wardle,Carrie Thomson-Casey and Jessica Bayes

Do supermarket treatments for depression work? An expert weighs in

Supplements are more popular than prescription medicines among Australians with depression - (Getty/iStock)

Australians have long been some of the highest users of herbal and nutritional supplements that claim to boost mood or ease depression. These include omega-3s (found in fish oil), St John’s wort, probiotics and vitamin D.

In fact, among Australians with depression, these supplements are more popular than prescription medicines.

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