Australian scientists discover 'circadian depression' that may affect one in four patients and resists standard antidepressants
Australian researchers warn that one in four patients may have a body-clock subtype that resists standard antidepressants, with melatonin and light therapy among…
University of Sydney researchers say melatonin and light therapy could work where SSRIs fail for these patients. Of more than 10,000 Australians with depression they studied, 2,604 had the body-clock subtype. Warning signs include being a night owl, sleeping longer and waking up exhausted. Lead author Dr Emiliana Tonini said: 'Depression is not a uniform illness.'
One in seven adults in England was prescribed antidepressants last year, a record high.
Sufferers tend to fall ill younger and endure more severe symptoms.
