Tag: antidepressants

A new study, published in Psychological Medicine, found evidence for a specific type of publication bias distorting the evidence about antidepressant efficacy.

New research suggests that clinicians should exercise caution prescribing SNRIs as first-line treatment for mood and anxiety disorders.

From Pamela Wible MD: "In 1990, even I was severely depressed as a first-year med student. So my mom (a psychiatrist) mailed me a bottle...

Findings point to the role of withdrawal symptoms and prescriber practices in long-term antidepressant use.

From Medical Xpress: "A key ingredient in common antidepressants such as Prozac could be causing antibiotic resistance, according to new University of Queensland research. A...

A new study finds that more than a third of Americans are taking prescription drugs that can cause depressive symptoms as a side-effect.

A new article in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine addresses common misinterpretations of the efficacy research on antidepressants.

From The Lown Institute: "The authors’ conclusion is that the warning is preventing children and young adults from receiving needed treatment, and therefore, 'It’s...

From Psych Central: "After sharing my eccentric journey to recovery in a new book, I’ve been accused of being anti-psychiatry. I’m not anti-psychiatry. I’m...

From The Conversation: "Antidepressants don’t just affect human libidos. New research shows that female starlings fed food spiked with the antidepressant fluoxetine (Prozac), were less 'attractive'...

Researchers report the cumulative effects of major biases on the apparent efficacy of antidepressant and psychotherapy treatments.

From: James Moore, antidepressant withdrawal sufferer, on behalf of the 30 other signatories to today’s letter.   London, UK – A fellow of the Royal College...

From The Lund Report: "Access to the current disease-centered system of mental health care will almost certainly mean worse outcomes for many people than if...

From BBC News: The number of antidepressants prescribed to children in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland has risen over the past three years, figures...

From The Guardian: "I had a normal libido and a good sex life until I was 22 and prescribed an SSRI antidepressant. I had been with...

From MedPage Today: "The FDA released new draft guidance for development and testing new pharmacologic agents indicated to treat major depressive disorder (MDD). For example, the new guidance...

From Medscape Psychiatry: "This latest meta-analysis claims to have found something different—that antidepressants are effective. In fact, its results are basically the same...

Together, we can hold individuals who are plumbing the depths of their pain and help them to transform it. We can show them that there is another, med-free way to accept themselves and that there is precedent for what it looks like to break free from psychiatry, its labels, and consciousness-warping chemicals.

Researchers take action after study exposes enduring sexual dysfunction as a potential side effect of serotonin reuptake inhibiting antidepressants, 5α-reductase inhibitors, and isotretinoin.

The BMJ’s clinical editor takes issue with uncritical media coverage of antidepressant network meta-analysis, outlining reporting missteps.

On June 19th, Joanna Moncrieff and Carmine Pariante held an online antidepressant Q&A session with host Danny Whittaker. There was an initial debate, followed...

From STUFF: More than half of antidepressant users had withdrawal when stopping the medication and a third reported addiction issues, a study finds. Only one per...

Review of pediatric antidepressant studies finds the vast majority are negative on primary outcomes and an increased risk for suicidality.

In this British Medical Journal response to a recent study of weight gain while taking antidepressants, Dr. Alain Braillon argues that, as a general rule, drug...

From CTV News: A new study found that the risk of premature death increased by 33 percent in people who use antidepressants. Article →