Depression affects how the brain communicates with itself. Our brains rely on chemical messengers called neurotransmitters to ...

Do antidepressants really work? This has been a controversial question ever since the 2008 publication of a research study by Dr. Irving Kirsch and his colleagues that concluded that there was “little ...

Antidepressants can be a powerful tool in helping deal with depression symptoms, medical experts say. Depression, also referred to as major depressive disorder or clinical depression, is a condition ...

Depressingly, I wrote this article about antidepressants being overprescribed over a decade ago.1 Today, 17% of the ...

Brian (not his real name of course) was unhappy with me. He was furious with his wife. He stated to her, “We came here because my therapist says that I have depression and need to take meds. I told ...

In animal studies, boosting serotonin in the cells that line the gut reduced anxious and depressive-like behaviors without causing cognitive or gastrointestinal side effects. Most of us have ...

Questions about how effective antidepressants are have swirled for years, but some new research suggests people who take the drugs are actually more likely to experience relapses of depression. Casey ...

Persistent or worsening symptoms, fluctuations in your mood and emotions, and continued sleep disturbances are possible signs your antidepressant dose may be too low. Antidepressants are a class of ...

Depression affects how the brain communicates with itself. Our brains rely on chemical messengers called neurotransmitters to ...