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Depression Articles
Suicide Prevention Week: Antidepressants Increase the Risk of Suicidal Thoughts and Actions, Researchers and FDA Say
Recent research finds no scientific basis for the chemical imbalance theory of depression and calls into question the...
Patients Taking Antidepressants Are Only Slightly More Likely to Improve Than Those Taking Placebos, Study Finds
Patients should discuss with their physicians the reportedly small potential for benefit versus the risk of harm...
Justice for Millions of Americans Prescribed Antidepressants for a Chemical Imbalance of the Brain that Doesn’t Exist?
A new report details the history of the fraudulent promotion of the unproven theory and the possible grounds for a...
Watchdog Group Urges Mental Health Websites to Remove References to Discredited Chemical Imbalance Theory of Depression
Research over 50 years has failed to find proof that any brain chemical imbalance causes depression. The latest study...
Comprehensive New Study Finds No Scientific Evidence of a Chemical Imbalance in the Brain Causing Depression
The research undermines the basis for prescribing SSRI antidepressants. Other research faults the psychiatric...
Screening Teens for Depression Does Not Reduce Suicidal Behavior, Study Finds
New research undermines the primary reason for the screening and lends support to concerns it leads to overdiagnosing...
New Research Links ADHD Drugs to an Increased Risk of Depression in Children
Labeling and drugging children for ADHD puts them at risk of serious side effects and teaches them they need a pill to...
Depressed young adults not seeking treatment cite self-reliance, concerns over psychiatric drugs, involuntary commitment
The reasons many gave for not wanting to get treatment suggest the mental health system is not seen as providing safe...