The ineffectiveness of drugs against depression is highly overstated--the average effectiveness is low, but the variance is high, and they tend to be more effe

The ineffectiveness of drugs against depression is highly overstated--the average effectiveness is low, but the variance is high, and they tend to be more effective the more severe the depression. The meme of "drugs aren't actually effective against depression" isn't doing the people for whom do work any favors.