Antidepressants may reduce anxiety more than symptoms of depression

An NIHR-funded trial has shown that one of the most common antidepressants, 2 External 0 0 0sertraline false https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/sertraline/ false false%>, reduces anxiety symptoms several weeks before it has an effect on depressive symptoms. 2 External 0 0 0Published in The Lancet Psychiatry false https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(19)30366-9/fulltext false false%> and led by researchers at University College London, the trial is the largest ever to compare an antidepressant to a placebo outside of trials funded by the pharmaceutical industry. Participants taking sertraline didn ' t show improvement in depressive symptoms such as low mood, loss of pleasure and poor concentration in the first six weeks. But there was weak evidence that these symptoms improved by 12 weeks.
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