News Cbt And Antidepressants Equally Effective For Major Depression

[anthony]

Cognitive behavioral therapy and second-generation antidepressants are equally effective as treatments for major depression, according to new, evidence-based clinical guidelines published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/306189.php

 

[Lionheart]

I have major depression and had both CBT and antidepressants simultaneously. I was told by the State Universities Department for Traumatic Stress Research that my depression was "off the charts". I found them both very effective, so this comes as no great surprise to me, but it is good news.