But later studies showed, and our previous Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs report on antidepressants found, that between a third and half of people who take an antidepressant don't benefit very much ...

For patients battling severe depression, antidepressant medications are still the best option for treatment, but these drugs may offer little benefit to patients suffering from milder forms of ...

SSRIs are often the first choice for treating depression and various anxiety disorders. Medications for anxiety and depression work by boosting neurotransmitters like serotonin, norepinephrine, ...

Nitrous oxide, informally known as laughing gas, has shown rapid antidepressant effects in people with depression in a series ...

In everyday language, the word depression is used in diverse ways and can refer to anything from passing feelings of sadness and unhappiness to chronic grief and deep despair. When clinicians and ...

Depression is one of the most widespread mental health disorders worldwide, affecting approximately 4% of the global ...

Share on Pinterest New research finds that ketamine may be a more effective treatment for severe depression than electroconvulsive therapy. damircudic/Getty Images A new study compares ketamine with ...

Exercise may be as good at treating depression as psychological therapies and possibly antidepressants, a study suggests.