Do anti depressants actually work for depression?

Yes!: Antidepressant medications can be very helpful provided that the person actually has depression and not some other disorder. Remember some types of depression are caused by chemical imbalances and are responsive to medications.

Absolutely. : An elegant study described the beneficial effects of antidepressants by showing that pts on ad's maintained brain size over time compared to untreated controls whose brains got smaller by about 20%. Depression is a neurobiological disorder the best treatment for which includes ad's, psychological counseling, exercise, good diet and sleep. They're not mutually exclusive.