Comment by chri1753 on Advice in fighting depression? · 2011-06-17T15:09:43.141Z · LW · GW

Antidepressants are more likely to bring remission in mild than in severe depression, it's just that their superiority to placebo is slighter. Antidepressants are also vastly better than placebo at preventing future depression when their use is continued after remission. Beware the linked article, which is hopelessly underinformed.