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.

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 ...

It seems as though there’s a medication for every type of ailment. You reach for ibuprofen when you have a headache or antihistamines for allergies. The same goes for mental health conditions like ...

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 ...

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Sertraline (Zoloft) may relieve emotional symptoms of depression and anxiety within two weeks, while physical side effects stabilize later. The research highlights how antidepressants can act on ...

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 ...

Three medical experts review the evidence around how antidepressants may affect the gut microbiome, and what this could mean ...

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 ...