Recent study has shown, that independent of the claim that major depression can be cured only with antidepressants, new study has proved this to be a false opinion.

According to the researchers of University of Pennsylvania and Vanderbilt University antidepressants can easily be replaced by cognitive therapy. They studied this issue on 240 patients with serious depression and found that both treatments give similar results. Only with one major difference - the results of cognitive therapy may last longer.