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Antidepressants row | We shouldn't have to declare we're having treatment to be a 'good' candidate

We shouldn't have to declare we're having treatment to be a 'good' candidate

Everyone has something they'd rather not share with a recruiting team. It might be the more practical - that you're considering moving house, or getting a puppy, through to more serious medical things such as IVF or whether you're taking particular medication like anti-depressants.

Reading about a recent case where a woman was told she wasn't fit to join the police because, during a medical exam, she revealed she took anti-depressants, many were shocked and surprised.

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