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

Ketamine is a highly effective, fast-acting antidepressant that works even for patients who have not responded to other medications. However, the brain mechanisms important for these rapid treatment ...

When they work, antidepressant medications may take weeks or months to alleviate symptoms of depression. Progress in developing new and more effective antidepressant treatments has been limited, ...

Antidepressants have strong impact on male brains — with the nature of the impact depending on the age of the subject — but do not affect female brains, a new study of rats has shown, suggesting that ...

While all medications carry potential side effects, certain types have been shown to increase the risk of falls, confusion ...

What if the biggest driver of the antidepressant “effect” isn’t the drug, but your expectation? Learn why the placebo effect ...

A major Australian study finds standard antidepressants are not effective for around 20 per cent of people, who may need ...

Researchers compared a traditional Chinese medicine, Yueju Pill, with a standard antidepressant and found both reduced depression symptoms. However, only Yueju Pill increased a brain-supporting ...

This is one of the most common questions I am asked by patients who are considering antidepressant medication. People worry, "Will it make me into a different person? If antidepressants affect the ...

(CNN) — Going on antidepressants can give many people their life back, but for some there is a catch. About 25% to 80% of people who take antidepressants experience sexual side effects to some degree ...

Studies in adolescent animals suggest that some components of the developing serotonergic system respond to SSRI treatment in a similar fashion to the adult system. For example, chronic (over 22 days) ...