If a plaintiff had taken more anti-depressants, would their symptoms have improved?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Niessen v Emcon Services Inc., 2018 BCSC 1410 (CanLII):
Having regard to all the evidence, I cannot find on a balance of probabilities that if the plaintiff had taken more anti-depressants, depression or other symptoms would have necessarily improved to any degree. I would come to the same conclusion with respect to other potential treatments such as Botox therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy: similarly, see Slater v. Gorden, 2017 BCSC 2265 at paras. 219–222.
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