| " Patients seeking treatment for bipolar-disorder depression are as likely to get relief from sugar pills as they are from widely used antidepressants, according to a study." " The findings, which appear in this week's New England Journal of Medicine, are sure to confound therapy, researchers say." " "Bipolar depression is notoriously difficult to treat," said David Miklowitz, professor of psychology and psychiatry at the University of Colorado-Boulder, and an investigator on the study." " In the largest study of its kind, researchers at the University of Colorado and sites across the country gave patients Paxil, Wellbutrin or a sugar pill." " During the study, all 366 participants took a mood stabilizer, which is commonly prescribed for those with bipolar disorder." " Neither the patients nor the researchers knew whether they were taking one of the two antidepressants or a placebo." " After 26 weeks, 24 percent of those taking antidepressants recovered from their depression
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