Primum non nocere: An evolutionary analysis of whether antidepressants do more harm than good
Antidepressant medications are the first-line treatment for people meeting current diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder. Most antidepressants are designed to perturb the neurotransmitter serotonin—an evolutionarily ancient biochemical found in plants, animals and fungi. Many adaptive pr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2012-04-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Psychology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00117/full |