One in six adults in England are taking antidepressants. That’s eight million people, yet remarkably even doctors don’t fully understand quite how these drugs actually work. The most popular group of ...

In the first directive since his nomination for secretary of health and human services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. thrust psychiatric medications and their use among children into the national spotlight.

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) are two of the most common types of medications used to treat conditions such as depression, ...

This is the first in a series of articles about the science of various aspects of college life. Use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, has increased among college students since ...

Even though depression is one of the most common conditions in the world, and we know many of the things that increase the chances of getting it (e.g., early life stress, being female, serious medical ...

Immediately following Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation as health secretary, President Donald Trump instructed his administration to assess the “threat” posed to children by the prescription of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An FDA panel recently raised concerns over antidepressant use during pregnancy. An expert said these treatments’ ...

Latest NHS statistics say 1,846,533 people aged 15-29 were prescribed antidepressants in 2023, compared with 1,404,138 in 2016. The new Oxford University study is looking at how one widely used SSRI, ...

Antidepressants can be a powerful tool in helping deal with depression symptoms, medical experts say. Depression, also referred to as major depressive disorder or clinical depression, is a condition ...