Study: Drugs worse for some with depression

US experts say medication may do more harm than good

NEW YORK - Up to a fifth of patients being treated for depression with some medications may do worse than those given a placebo, according to a US study.

The findings, published in Archives of General Psychiatry, highlight the importance of quickly identifying how patients respond to certain drugs, said lead author Ralitza Gueorguieva, at the Yale University School of Health.