Neither extracts of Hypericum perforatum (St. John's Wort) nor sertraline (Zoloft) tested in patients with major depressive disorder performed better than placebo in reducing patients' scores on a standard assessment of depression severity.

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Popular antidepression herb doesn't stand up in clinical trial-but an SSRI doesn't either.

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