Antidepressants treat symptoms of depression by increasing levels of brain signaling molecules (neurotransmitters) such as serotonin, as with the most widely used type of antidepressant, selective ...
For decades, the scientific theory of depression focused on chemicals — serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine. Nearly every ...
AMSTERDAM — A noninvasive EEG-based test may help predict the risk of sexual dysfunction for patients considering treatment with antidepressants, a new study showed. The Loudness Dependence of ...
A research team led by Professor Oh Yong-Seok of the Department of Brain Sciences at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology has, for the first time, identified the key cause of the ...
A widely used antidepressant drug could help the immune system fight cancer, according to UCLA research. The newly reported study showed that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) ...
The analysis included women with 2 or more SSRI purchases during pregnancy (19,020) vs women with a diagnosis of depression but no antidepressant use (19,625). HealthDay News — Use of selective ...
As climate change accelerates, summer is only getting longer – and hotter. Though the extreme heat can be difficult for anyone to deal with, it seems that it can be particularly arduous for people ...
Nearly one in five pregnant women and new moms in this country suffers from anxiety and depression. And 6-8% of pregnant women are prescribed a group of antidepressants called Selective Serotonin ...
Choosing the right antidepressant is important. There are a vast array of antidepressants and knowing where to start can be confusing. Here are five ways that I, as a psychiatrist, think about ...