Are Antidepressant Drugs Helpful or Harmful?

Valley of the Dulls

By Cathryn Jakobson Ramin
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the March 2006 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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O, The Oprah Magazine investigates the side effects of antidepressants, and whether they cause more harm than good.

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