Antidepressants treat symptoms of depression by increasing levels of brain signaling molecules (neurotransmitters) such as serotonin, as with the most widely used type of antidepressant, selective ...

Recent research has opened the debate on whether chemical imbalances cause depression, anxiety, and other conditions ...

A research team led by Professor Oh Yong-Seok of the Department of Brain Sciences at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology has, for the first time, identified the key cause of the ...

A widely used antidepressant drug could help the immune system fight cancer, according to UCLA research. The newly reported study showed that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) ...

The analysis included women with 2 or more SSRI purchases during pregnancy (19,020) vs women with a diagnosis of depression but no antidepressant use (19,625). HealthDay News — Use of selective ...

A web-based tool that incorporates patient preference in antidepressant selection was associated with a significant decrease ...

A groundbreaking study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine has revealed critical insights into how different antidepressants affect body weight. The comprehensive research, following over 183 ...

Over the last few years, there has been an increasing number of commentators claiming that antidepressants don’t work, that pharmaceutical companies lied, and that these drugs are overprescribed ...