Stopping antidepressants doesn’t lead to as many withdrawal symptoms as previously thought, according to a new study.

On Monday morning, the FDA hosted a 10-person expert panel on the use during pregnancy of SSRIs, which include medications ...

Over-the-counter (OTC) products like St John’s Wort and omega-3s have long been touted for helping with depression, but new ...

Members of an advisory panel have proposed adding warning labels to some medication about adverse maternal and fetal risks in ...

As my colleague Kiera Butler has written, Kennedy has claimed, without evidence, that they can cause addiction and school ...

Whether it’s starting a new job, caring for a sick parent or dealing with that stack of mail that won’t stop piling up on ...

Though extreme heat can be dangerous for many different groups, those who take certain mental health medications have an increased risk of heat-related ailments. These experts break down similarities ...

I was just 21 when I first took antidepressants. I had just been diagnosed with anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder ...

She struggled to sleep. Her brain felt foggy. Her doctor prescribed an antidepressant, even though the then ...

Antidepressants are harmful in a subset of depressed patients but helpful for most. Little of the benefit comes from the classic placebo effect—that is, hopeful expectancy based on the fact of ...

Doctors often use medicines ‘off-label’ to treat people with conditions that these drugs haven’t been tested on. Uncovering other uses for antidepressants could open up a host of new treatments.

The research had shown that antidepressants help about three quarters of people with depression who take them, a consistent finding that serves as the basis for the oft-repeated mantra "There is ...