ATTENTION: NEWS AND HEALTH PRODUCERS
JAMA Advisory for January 5 Feed
BENEFIT OF ANTIDEPRESSANT MEDICATION VARIES BASED ON THE SEVERITY OF DEPRESSION SYMPTOMS
EMBARGO TIME: 4pm (ET) Tuesday, January 5, 2010
SUMMARY:
Physicians use a variety of therapies to treat depression, including antidepressant medications. A new study reviewing research on these drugs shows while they offer a substantial benefit in treating very severe depression, they seem to have little or no effect treating mild or moderate depression.
SUMMARY:
Physicians use a variety of therapies to treat depression, including antidepressant medications. A new study reviewing research on these drugs shows while they offer a substantial benefit in treating very severe depression, they seem to have little or no effect treating mild or moderate depression.
SOUNDBITES:
Robert J. DeRubeis, Ph.D., - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
B-ROLL:
People walking across street, pills being counted, Dr. DeRubeis and Jay Fournier walking down hallway, pharmacy, pills put into bottle
Robert J. DeRubeis, Ph.D., - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
B-ROLL:
People walking across street, pills being counted, Dr. DeRubeis and Jay Fournier walking down hallway, pharmacy, pills put into bottle
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***Producers can also access a downloadable, broadcast-quality version of The JAMA Report, along with other useful materials.
Each week at www.TheJAMAReport.org, producers will find:
• MPEG2 and original AVID QUICKTIME Movie that includes the package, slates, extra bites and b-roll
• Windows Media and QuickTime video preview of The JAMA Report
• a word document of the video script
• a link to the JAMA study abstract
This information will be updated and available at 9 a.m. eastern time each Tuesday, though it is embargoed until 4 p.m. eastern time. Each piece will stay active on the site for four weeks.