Serotonin and depression: a disconnect between the advertisements and the scientific literature.
review · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 16268734.
- Also identified by PMC identifier 1277931.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
Many ads for SSRI antidepressants claim that the drugs boost brain serotonin levels. Lacasse and Leo argue there is little scientific evidence to support this claim.
Medical subject headings
- Advertising
- Antidepressive Agents
- Depression
- Serotonin
- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors