Question follow-through · 5541

Antidepressants: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to provide funding for medical research into alternatives to antidepressant medication.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled: 12 Sept 2024
Target answer date: 7 Oct 2024
Answer: 8 Oct 2024 · 26 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

12 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to provide funding for medical research into alternatives to antidepressant medication.
7 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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8 Oct 2024
Answer published
The Department funds research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR funds an extensive portfolio of mental health research, including a number of investments focused on alternatives to antidepressant medication. For ...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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