Research sheds new light on the rising rates of suicidal behavior among teens. Patients taking antidepressants are at...
Patients Taking Antidepressants at Greatest Risk of Suicidal Behavior When First Starting the Drugs, Study Finds
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Depression Articles
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...
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,...
Risk of Suicide Remains High After Electroshock, Study Shows
Researchers call for action after finding 17% of patients with certain characteristics die from suicide within two...
Half of Negative Clinical Trial Results on Antidepressants Were Not Published or Were Spun as Positive, Researchers Find
Even the FDA does not always get all relevant clinical trials before approving drugs, according to published reports. ...
Call Tracing Considered for New 988 Suicide Hotline May Result in Too Many Forced Psychiatric Hospitalizations
The new national suicide prevention hotline, “988,” due to begin service in July, was intended to be an...
Nearly Two Million Veterans Using VA Health Services Are Prescribed Antidepressants, But Their Suicide Rate Remains High
Veterans Day is a time to honor those who served in the U.S. military and to recommit to safe and effective treatments...
Long-Term Antidepressant Use May Double the Risk of Heart Disease, Researchers Say
New study adds to the harms associated with antidepressants; other research debunks the chemical-imbalance rationale...