Antidepressant : Science World Report

Dec 17, 2016 03:10 AM EST

Depressive Symptoms, Suicidal Thoughts Common Among Active Airline Pilots, Study Finds

A new study found that as much as 13.5 percent of active commercial pilots may be suffering from depression.

Dec 15, 2016 02:26 AM EST

One In Six Adults In The U.S. Takes Psychiatric Drugs, Study Says

In the United States, one in six adults reported taking at least one psychiatric drug in 2013.

Dec 14, 2015 01:46 PM EST

Taking Antidepressants During Pregnancy May Increase Risk Of Autism In Your Baby

Antidepressant use during pregnancy may increase the risk of autism in children, according to a recent study.

Sep 28, 2015 10:34 PM EDT

Depression: Two-Drug Combination Helps Seniors

A two-drug combination may be helpful in treating seniors with difficult depression. The findings are published in The Lancet.

Sep 17, 2015 11:29 PM EDT

Antidepressant Paxil May Increase Suicide Risk In Teens

An antidepressant that's been widely prescribed for teenagers since its approval by the Food and Drug Administration in the early 2000s may come with some dangerous side-effects in teenagers, according to a new analysis of clinical trials.

Sep 04, 2015 11:13 PM EDT

Antidepressant Changes Brain Differently Of Depressed, Non-Depressed Individuals

New findings published in the journal Neuropharmacology show that the antidepressant sertraline, a selective serotonine reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), otherwise known as Zoloft, held different effects on depressed versus healthy individuals in a study with nonhuman primates.