Needlessly controversial: the reporting of pharmaco- and psycho-therapy for the treatment of depression in the UK media.

Anushka Pathak Elizabeth Lim Stephen M Lawrie

Published in: Psychological medicine (2020)

Despite the two treatments being similarly effective, the portrayal of antidepressants in the UK online media is more negative than that of psychotherapy. This could potentially discourage patients from considering taking antidepressants, and provoke patients currently taking antidepressants to stop abruptly.

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