Health matters and Healthmatters is an excellent quarterly publication that publishes pertinent articles relative to the current health agenda.  I was asked to submit an article I wrote about the Kirsch paper in PLoS regarding antidepressants and their benefit in depression.

"Antidepressant Medication Data: Why has something that was already known become a media circus years later?

The recent article published in PLoS by Kirsch et al (1) which reported the results of a meta-analysis of the evidence submitted to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) re efficacy of the SSRIs is not new news.  This is the third article published by Kirsch which has focused on meta-analyses of antidepressant medication, the first article was published in 1998 and the second article published in 2002.  So why did the recent publication in PLoS create such media interest with coverage on national radio, TV and the press?"

If you want to know the answer to that question you can either find yourself a copy of the Spring edition of Healthmatters or patiently wait for me to attach a copy of the article to this blog.......I am still waiting for the pdf...........it's here now.....see attachment.