You'll be depressed to find out that anit-depressants don't work!!

A study out today has revealed how drugs such as Prozac and Seroxat, both anti-depressants do little to help beat the common illness. These drugs, taken by millions of people in the UK every year, have been dubbed as just a placebo by some publishers.

Manus explains how the study has highlighted such important findings: It was reported in The Times, The Guardian and also on the BBC website. Which all highlight how the 31 million prescriptions written out in 2006, may have been a waste of time for doctors and patients and more importantly a waste of money; more than £291 million was spent on antidepressants in 2006.

Ministers are today due to publish plans to train 3,600 therapists to treat depression. Sharon Begley feels that more research is needed, to combat the problem, and to help those who are now reliant on these "happy pills" that are having little affect.