title: Miracle or mirage?
abstract: More than two million people in the UK are taking statins to reduce their cholesterol. But some doctors claim that they can cause affective disorders.
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Learner
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D016527:Drug Costs; D016903:Drug Monitoring; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004363:Drug Utilization; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000191:economics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology; D018579:Patient Selection; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012449:Safety; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology