Antidepressants

Antidepressants can raise the risk of suicide, researchers have warned today.The powerful drugs — taken by millions — can even be the means of death among patients battling the mental disorder, experts said today.Academics at the University…

New research has found some antidepressants may be effective in treating certain chronic pain conditions, but others lack convincing evidence on their effectiveness. Many people are unaware that some antidepressants (medications used to…

Scientists have worked out why common anti-depressants cause around a half of users to feel emotionally 'blunted'. In a study published today, they show that the drugs affect reinforcement learning, an important behavioural process that…

Antidepressants can numb enjoyment as well as pain by making patients feel emotionally dull, scientists saySelective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIS) cause 'blunting' of enjoymentThey target serotonin and take away…

Dementia patients are being put on antidepressants even though the treatment could do more harm than good, experts have warned.Close to one million Britons are living with the neurological illness, which causes progressively worsening…

Don't go cold turkey: Doctors are urged to wean millions of patients off antidepressants gradually to ease withdrawal symptomsGPs should wean patients off antidepressants, new guidelines suggestExperts hope easing people over…

GPs are routinely flouting the rules in giving kids as young as 11 antidepressants, a Government-funded study claims.The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) says GPs can only prescribe the drugs to under-18s if they…

Seniors living in long-term care across the country were three times more likely to have been prescribed antidepressants over the last five years than those in the community, a new report from the Canadian Institute for Health…

Taking antidepressants during pregnancy does NOT raise risk of having an autistic child, major study findsDrugs also do not make ADHD, learning or speech disorders any more likelyThere may be other factors at play which…

Patients on antidepressants are not being warned of the risk that the pills could permanently ruin their sex lives, experts say.The Mail on Sunday has been contacted by a number of patients who claim to have been left with 'life-changing'…