Talking therapy 'as effective as antidepressants' study finds

“Patients with severe depression benefit as much from psychological therapy as they do from pills,” says the Mail Online, reporting on a study comparing two commonly-used treatments.

The research compared modern antidepressants such as paroxetine, citalopram and fluoxetine, with cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) – a type of talking therapy aimed at helping people change unhelpful ways of thinking and behaving.

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