Antidepressants must be prescribed by a licensed healthcare provider — a primary care physician (PCP), psychiatrist, or nurse ...

Clinical guidelines are vague, so we asked psychiatrists what to consider when deciding whether to continue taking these ...

Months of trial and error, as well as adverse side effects, in an effort to find the right antidepressant may soon be a thing of the past for those with major depressive disorder, with a novel ...

Sudden changes in the dose of antidepressant medications can cause withdrawal symptoms. The symptoms can last several weeks. Antidepressants are useful for treating a variety of mental health ...

Slowly tapering antidepressants with psychological support prevents depression relapse to a similar extent as continuing the medication, a new analysis shows.

Patients with "treatment-resistant depression" may be taking other medications with side effects that interfere with antidepressant efficacy. Investigators studied over 800 patients who were taking ...

Academics have identified the most effective method for discontinuing antidepressant medication, suggesting a gradual ...

"Our findings suggest that while antidepressants are effective in preventing depressive relapses, they do not need to be a long-term treatment for everyone," co-author Debora Zaccoletti, PsyD, also of ...

It’s very important to stress this upfront: Many people rely on antidepressants to stay mentally healthy, and you shouldn’t ...

Women are nearly twice as likely to be diagnosed with clinical depression than men and the holidays can make those symptoms ...

Before giving birth to her second child, Heidi DiLorenzo was anxious. She worried about her blood pressure and the ...