Paid-only episode 27: Antidepressants
From Science Fictions by Tom Chivers and Stuart Ritchie
February 24, 2026 · 9 min
About this episode
This episode explores antidepressants as a treatment for depression, featuring discussions on meta-analyses.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit sciencefictionspod.substack.com And now… following last week’s episode on ECT , here’s part two of our double episode on depression treatments. This time we’re looking at antidepressants. You’ll be delighted to hear that we immediately encounter our favourite thing—dueling meta-analyses. To hear the whole episode and read the show notes, become a paying subscriber at www.sciencefictionspod.com/subscribe .
People in this episode
Hosts: Tom Chivers, Stuart Ritchie
Topics covered
- depression treatments
- antidepressants
- meta-analyses
- mental health
- psychopharmacology
Keywords
- antidepressants
- depression
- mental health
- ECT
- meta-analysis
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: sciencefictionspod.substack.com, www.sciencefictionspod.com
Books & works: ECT, Antidepressants
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