Sex hormones could be mental-health drugs too

POOR MENTAL health is a scourge. Prescriptions for anti-depressants and anti-anxiety medicines have soared in rich countries in recent decades. Yet they do not work for everyone. Perhaps a third of people with serious depression, for instance, report that drugs seem to have little effect. Doctors are therefore beginning to look further afield.

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This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “Time for T ”