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Genetic testing could help match people with the right antidepressant, new VA study finds

One in five VA patients with depression involved in a study published on Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association were prescribed an antidepressant not suited for their genetics.

The Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Philadelphia was renamed in May 2015 in honor of a local Medal of Honor recipient from the Vietnam War. ( CLEM MURRAY / Staff Photographer )
The Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Philadelphia was renamed in May 2015 in honor of a local Medal of Honor recipient from the Vietnam War. ( CLEM MURRAY / Staff Photographer )Read more