Although they are often used to treat anxiety, antidepressants can potentially cause anxiety, especially when people begin taking them for depression. By using various strategies, it is possible to ...

The world of depression treatment options is vast, varied and confusing at times. So many antidepressant medications, so many types of therapy, so many acronyms and so much information. In all the ...

A substantial majority of primary care pediatricians in the United States believe it is their responsibility to prescribe medication, such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI), to treat ...

The most recent national survey on antidepressant use in America found that, between 2015 and 2018, 13.8 percent of American adults took some form of antidepressant medication: that’s over 1 in 8 ...

If you or someone you know is taking medicine to treat depression, it might be a selective serotonin uptake inhibitor — more commonly referred to as an SSRI. SSRIs are the most commonly prescribed ...

Are antidepressants effective and tolerable for treatment of moderate to severe generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in patients without serious medical comorbidities? More patients with GAD achieve a ...

After a grueling year of chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation to treat breast cancer, Sadia Zapp was anxious — not the manageable hum that had long been part of her life, but something deeper, more ...

A massive brain imaging study has found that subtle differences in the brain structure of people taking antidepressants are largely explained by the severity of their depression, rather than the ...