According to Cole, providing an opportunity to experience the positive emotions that come from treatment can change the behavior of young patients and can make a real difference in their health.

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But when Khan reviewed all the data from FDA approval trials of all the antidepressants he found no difference in suicide and suicidal behavior rates among patients who got antidepressants and those who got placebo.

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There was no difference in anti-social or risk-taking behavior between the stressed and relaxed men, the study found.

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But what the behavior of the Obama administration is demonstrating is that there is no significant difference in the costs of the two options.

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