Antidepressants do actually work in adults: Lancet
An estimated 350 million have depression worldwide.
Feb 24, 2018, 18:16 PM IST
Magic mushrooms may treat depression without dulling emotions
Previous research has shown that psilocybin - the active compound in magic mushrooms - may help to alleviate symptoms in patients with persistent depression by 'resetting' brain activity.
Jan 16, 2018, 17:31 PM IST
Antidepressants up risk of death: Study
The researchers reviewed studies involving hundreds of thousands of people and found that antidepressant users had a 33 per cent higher chance of death than non-users.
Sep 15, 2017, 14:35 PM IST
Antidepressants found accumulating in fish brains
Researchers detected high concentrations of these drugs and their metabolised remnants in the brain tissue of 10 fish species found in the Niagara River.
Sep 04, 2017, 19:33 PM IST
Here comes an alternative for antidepressants
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is common, recurrent, chronic and disabling.
Mar 04, 2017, 14:15 PM IST
Antidepressant may up hip fracture risk in elderly
The study found that even in people without Alzheimer's, the regular use of antidepressants was associated with two times higher risk of hip fracture among controls.
Jan 12, 2017, 14:47 PM IST
Beware expecting mothers! Antidepressants during pregnancy may up birth defects
A new study suggests that women who take a type of antidepressant during their early pregnancy may increase the risk of having babies with birth defects or stillbirths compared with those who did not take these pills.
Dec 03, 2016, 21:15 PM IST
Depressison lowers chances of pregnancy in women!
The study found a 38 percent decrease in the average probability of conception in a given menstrual cycle among women who reported severe depressive symptoms, compared to those with no or low symptoms.
May 25, 2016, 13:51 PM IST
Antidepressants more effective with nutrient supplements
The findings showed that Omega 3 fish oils, S-adenosylmethionine (SAMe)*, methylfolate (bioactive form of folate) and Vitamin D, were all found to boost the effects of medication and can also be used as a mood enhancing therapy when taken with antidepressants.
Apr 27, 2016, 13:10 PM IST
Fast antidepressant may better treat depression: Study
Using biochemical tests on mouse neurons, the team found that CGP3466B, a compound already proven safe for people, works on the same signaling cascade and shows effects within hours.
Feb 07, 2016, 21:43 PM IST
Antidepressant use in pregnancy ups autism risk
The World Health Organization indicates that depression will be the second leading cause of death by 2020, which leads the researchers to believe that antidepressants will likely to remain widely prescribed, including during pregnancy.
Dec 15, 2015, 16:33 PM IST
Study finds young people on anti-depressants more prone to violence
Young people taking antidepressants such as Prozac and Seroxat are significantly more likely to commit violent crimes when they are on the medication, but taking higher doses of the drugs appears to reduce that risk, scientists said on Tuesday.
Sep 16, 2015, 00:55 AM IST
