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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Chiara Giordano

Most common antidepressant does little to relieve depression symptoms, researchers say

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The most common antidepressant does little to relieve symptoms of depression, researchers say.

The largest study of its kind found that most people taking sertraline saw little or no effect on depressive symptoms, such as low mood, in the first six to 12 weeks of taking the drug.

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