President Donald Trump issued an executive order last week for a team to study the use of antidepressants in children.

If you or someone you know is taking medicine to treat depression, it might be a selective serotonin uptake inhibitor — more commonly referred to as an SSRI. SSRIs are the most commonly prescribed ...

In the first directive since his nomination to secretary of health and human services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. thrust psychiatric medications and their use among children into the national spotlight.

As someone who’s lived in Phoenix for a few years, I’m pretty familiar with pavement-scorching, triple-digit temps. And while I can get as heat-fatigued as the next person, for the most part, I just ...

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) can be life-saving medications. They can alter the course of someone’s life by managing the often debilitating symptoms of anxiety and/or depression.

New research explores the risks and benefits of SSRI use during pregnancy, highlighting a link to gestational diabetes and ...

An international team of researchers has found that the use of SSRI antidepressants during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of gestational diabetes and early adaptation problems in ...

Taking medication for depression can feel like a huge step, and it’s normal to worry about what it means for both your current and long-term health. But, if you’ve been diagnosed with depression and ...

Antidepressants can be a powerful tool in helping deal with depression symptoms, medical experts say. Depression, also referred to as major depressive disorder or clinical depression, is a condition ...

The New York Times Magazine published an article last week about the lesser-discussed ways selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, such as fluoxetine and paroxetine, which are frequently prescribed ...