A groundbreaking study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine has revealed critical insights into how different antidepressants affect body weight. The comprehensive research, following over 183 ...

Understanding how antidepressants work and affect your brain is a crucial first step in making informed decisions about your mental health care. Antidepressants are among the most commonly prescribed ...

Natural antidepressants are substances like herbs, plants, and dietary supplements that have been researched for potential antidepressant properties. They can be an effective tool in a depression ...

A new study shows that the widely used antidepressant fluoxetine does more than boost serotonin levels: it changes how brain cells manage their energy and rebuild their connections, potentially ...

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 ...

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 ...

(CNN) — When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. answered questions about his stances on antidepressants at a recent US Senate confirmation hearing before becoming US Health and Human Services secretary, he sparked ...

We've all heard the idea that depression involves a chemical imbalance in the brain. Perhaps it comes from a deficiency in the neurotransmitter serotonin. We've also been told that antidepressants ...

(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 ...