One in six adults in England are taking antidepressants. That’s eight million people, yet remarkably even doctors don’t fully ...

Antidepressants can be an effective treatment for depression in many cases. Here's how to know if they might work for you.

When they work, antidepressant medications may take weeks or months to alleviate symptoms of depression. Progress in developing new and more effective antidepressant treatments has been limited, ...

In a groundbreaking study published in Psychiatry Research, scientists have embarked on a journey to uncover the mysteries of the human brain, particularly focusing on individuals suffering from major ...

In 2023, an estimated 11.4% of adult Americans took antidepressants. Here's how the class of medication can help depression ...

Latest NHS statistics say 1,846,533 people aged 15-29 were prescribed antidepressants in 2023, compared with 1,404,138 in ...

Over the last few years, there has been an increasing number of commentators claiming that antidepressants don’t work, that pharmaceutical companies lied, and that these drugs are overprescribed ...

After serotonin does its job in the brain, nerve cells reabsorb it. The common antidepressant escitalopram and others that are selective serotonin reuptake-inhibitors, or SSRIs, work by limiting the ...

Research shows that the risks of untreated depression in pregnancy is much larger than the risks posed by SSRIs. RyanKing999/iStock via Getty Images Plus At a meeting held by the Food and Drug ...

Researchers have discovered that the ability to have an erection or to orgasm is related to the levels of serotonin in the brain, but this relation only applies to depressed patients taking SSRI ...

Millions of Americans take antidepressants. And like all medication, they come with side effects. Researchers studied 30 ...

(THE CONVERSATION) At a meeting held by the Food and Drug Administration on July 21, 2025, a panel convened by the agency cast doubt on the safety of antidepressant medications called selective ...