Four of the most common SSRIs are approved by the FDA for use in kids and teens, and others that are approved for use in adults are commonly prescribed off-label for adolescents. Side effects of these ...

The Food and Drug Administration is considering adding warning labels to antidepressants for women who are pregnant, despite ...

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

Pregnancy presents a unique ethical dilemma. The unborn child cannot give consent, and damage sustained in the womb can ...

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

A new review of research on 64 herbal remedies and dietary supplements for depression found ‘substantive’ evidence that only ...

Democrats have accused Robert Kennedy Jr. of making claims without scientific research to back them and say his claims are ...

“Sertonin plays a fundamental role in regulating the body’s main thermostat, the hypothalamus,” says Dr. Wortzel. “SSRIs [are ...

Relatives bereaved by natural death with high and sustained grief symptoms have higher mental health care use and mortality for up to 10 years after loss.

At a recent FDA panel on SSRIs in pregnancy, the chair suggested rising antidepressant use may be contributing to — not easing — the nation’s depression rates.

An agency-sponsored forum included critics of psychiatry who believe the drugs can harm a developing fetus. Other experts ...

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