Antidepressants don't work and mental health system is failing, experts say

Antidepressants don’t work and doctors should help their patients carefully come off psychiatric drugs, an international expert says.

Peter Gotzsche, a co-founder of the Cochrane Collaboration – the world’s foremost body in assessing medical evidence – says there is little to no evidence psychiatric drugs including ADHD medication, anti-depressants and anti-psychotic drugs work, but lots of evidence they increase harm, including risk of dying. Some studies have shown antidepressants could heighten the risk of suicide.

Gotzsche made the comments Monday at the Mental Health in Crisis conference in Christchurch.

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