Early research suggests a brain test may predict whether antidepressants will cause sexual dysfunction. There has never been ...

Antidepressants can be an effective treatment for depression in many cases. Here's how to know if they might work for you.

New research is shedding light on how antidepressants taken during pregnancy might affect fetal brain development, potentially increasing the risk of depression and anxiety later in life. As a mother ...

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 ...

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

Serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs) are a class of drugs that affect the brain’s serotonin system, and doctors most commonly prescribe them as antidepressants. SRIs increase the levels of serotonin ...

Research shows that the risks of untreated depression in pregnancy is much larger than the risks posed by SSRIs. RyanKing999/iStock via Getty Images Plus At a meeting held by the Food and Drug ...

In the 1980s, people generally thought of depression as a meaningful response to a crisis. A job loss. A divorce. Struggling to fit in at school. The angst of realizing life didn’t turn out as you’d ...

Depression is one of the most widespread health conditions in the world. According to the World Health Organization, it affects more than 280 million people globally, cutting across age, gender, and ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Nicole Amoyal Pensak, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and Andrew Novick ...