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Antidepressants for Everyone

Antidepressants for Everyone
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In a recent STAT article, Dr. Roy Perlis, a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, argued that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), a kind of antidepressant, should be made available at U.S. pharmacies without a prescription.
Maryanne Demasi
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Maryanne Demasi is an investigative medical reporter with a doctorate in rheumatology, who writes for online media and top tiered medical journals. For over a decade, Ms. Demasi produced TV documentaries for the ABC and has worked as a speechwriter and political advisor for the South Australian Science Minister. Her work can be accessed on: MaryanneDemasi.Substack.com