Starkly contrasting views took center stage last month in a raging international debate over the long-term use of antidepressants and other psychiatric drugs.
In the debate, published in prominent medical journal The BMJ, Denmark-based researcher Peter C. Gøtzsche contended that taking antidepressants could increase a person’s risk of dying prematurely, that the drugs do little for patients over a placebo and that the medicines should be scrapped altogether. Countering that view, London-based researcher Allan H. Young held that psychiatric drugs, which include antidepressants, are rigorously investigated for safety and effectiveness, and are needed to treat debilitating mental illness that could shorten a person’s life expectancy.
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