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Researchers scoured the evidence on more than 60 supplements marketed for depression. Only a handful have been well studied, they found. Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Dozens of supplements claim to ...

Our Ask the Therapist columnist, Lori Gottlieb, advises a reader who wants to help a struggling pal but is growing frustrated ...

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