A team at the University of Illinois at Chicago has uncovered a new mechanism that helps explain the remarkably rapid, and long-lasting, antidepressant effects of the controversial drug ketamine. The ...

SSRI antidepressants normally take a few weeks before any showing mental health benefits, but how come it takes so long? Now a study from a group of clinicians and scientists provides the first human ...

Exercise Ups Sexual Function in Women on Antidepressants Exercise improves sexual function in women experiencing sexual side effects due to antidepressants. (HealthDay News) – Exercise improves sexual ...

For many individuals battling the darkness of depression, antidepressants are a ray of hope. These medications, known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), offer relief but come with a ...

Children of women who take antidepressants during pregnancy may have a small increased risk for poorer motor development, new research suggests. Investigators pooled results from 18 studies of ...

This article originally appeared on Undark. In 2006, a new study on antidepressants was making headlines with its promising results: Two-thirds of participants who tried various antidepressants ...

The first study to compare effects of antidepressants with running exercises for anxiety, depression and overall health shows that they have about the same benefits for mental health – but a 16-week ...

This is the first installment in a series of articles about the science of various aspects of college life. Use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, has increased among college ...

Skeptics of the most commonly prescribed antidepressants—the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)—often cite the fact that it takes four to six weeks for these medications to kick in as a ...

Skeptics of the most commonly prescribed antidepressants—the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)—often cite the fact that it takes four to six weeks for these medications to kick in as a ...