Researchers indicate online drug reviews can provide important data about antidepressant harms not otherwise reported...
New Study Finds Troubling Mental and Physical Side Effects Are Main Reason Patients Stop Taking Antidepressants
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Antidepressants Articles
Extreme Heat Alert: Many Common Psychiatric Drugs Can Increase Patients’ Risk of Heat-Related Illness
Current heat wave in U.S. South adds to risk of heat exhaustion and heat stroke in those taking certain psychiatric...
Psychiatrists at Annual Conference Warned that Antidepressants They Prescribe Can Deaden Patients’ Emotions
New study confirms patients’ common complaints of antidepressants deadening their emotions and harming their sex life....
PTSD Awareness Month: Psychiatric Drugs Prescribed for PTSD Linked to Stubbornly High Rates of Veteran Suicides
Research studies have found that the antidepressants commonly prescribed for PTSD and depression double the rate of...
Patients Taking Antidepressants at Greatest Risk of Suicidal Behavior When First Starting the Drugs, Study Finds
Research sheds new light on the rising rates of suicidal behavior among teens. Patients taking antidepressants are at...
Primary Care Doctors Advised Not to Prescribe Antidepressants to Patients on First Visit for Mild to Moderate Depression
Advisory adds to concerns that there is insufficient benefit to offset the risk of serious side effects when taking or...
Many Prescribers Are Unable to Safely Taper Antidepressants, So Patients Go Online for Withdrawal Help, Survey Finds
Researchers highlight the urgent need for proven strategies to reduce the risk, severity and duration of...
Exercise is as Effective as Antidepressants or Psychotherapy in Reducing Depression, Study Finds
Researchers conclude exercise is effective in treating depression and should be offered as an evidence-based treatment...
Healthy Volunteers Given Antidepressants Experienced Emotional Blunting and Sexual Problems, Study Says
The debilitating emotional and sexual conditions linked to antidepressants could worsen patients’ depression,...