Antidepressants

New guidance to help family doctors detect and manage high-risk drinking addresses a crucial gap in knowledge among both patients and doctors, say its authors, who warn that a common practice to prescribe antidepressants can actually…

Before and after treatment, the participants’ depressive symptoms were measured using two surveys. (Image: Shutterstock)This is still an ongoing process and while symptoms may vary from person to person it must be remembered that…

Millions of Brits taking antidepressants have been warned their medication may make them more susceptible to sun damage and overheating, experts have said.And patients sharing pics of their painful burns warned even sun cream may not be…

Millions of Britons may be hooked on antidepressants after taking them for five years or more, official figures suggest.More than eight million patients in England are prescribed the drugs to help with the likes of depression, anxiety and…

Demands for ‘flawed’ study that cast doubts on the effectiveness of antidepressants to be AXEDUniversity College London claimed low serotonin levels not linked to depressionBut another group of doctors has criticised the…

Mental health cannot be ignored. It is as important as physical health and that's why health experts stress on addressing issues like depression, stress and anxiety as soon as possible. While modern medicine has made great strides in…

America's plummeting fertility rate may be linked to the over-prescription of antidepressants, experts have warned. Since becoming widespread in the 1980s, scripts for the mood-boosting drugs have skyrocketed, with a record nearly one in…

Millions of antidepressants are being dished out for chronic pain each year despite little evidence they work, a major scientific review found.An investigation into medications to manage long-term pain found that harms of many of the…

Worms might not be depressed, per se. But that doesn't mean they can't benefit from antidepressants. In a new study, Northwestern University researchers exposed roundworms (a well-established model organism in biological research) to…

Is this why America's Adderall crisis is spiraling out of control? Doctors are prescribing stimulants alongside antidepressants to counter sluggishness, research showsBy Caitlin Tilley, Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com…