This is the big picture of mental health care in America: people with real illnesses lack access to care; face barriers like ignorance, stigma and high prices; or find care that is ineffective.
This Op-Ed piece from the New York Times 1/9/2010 sheds light on how the recent study in JAMA showing how the reduced response of milder depression to 2 antidepressants has been misinterpreted.
www.nytimes.com/2010/01/09/opinion/09warner.html?emc=eta1