Even though depression is one of the most common conditions in the world, and we know many of the things that increase the chances of getting it (e.g., early life stress, being female, serious medical ...

Depression affects how the brain communicates with itself. Our brains rely on chemical messengers called neurotransmitters to regulate mood, motivation, pleasure, focus, and social behavior. The most ...

When they work, antidepressant medications may take weeks or months to alleviate symptoms of depression. Progress in developing new and more effective antidepressant treatments has been limited, ...

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 ...

In the U.S., antidepressants are among the most frequently prescribed medications. From 2015 through 2018, more than 14% of Americans 12 and older said they took an antidepressant in the last month.

A new study has uncovered how antidepressants affect different groups of serotonin-producing brain cells in opposite ways, offering new insights into why selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs ...

Taking certain antidepressants at the time of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is not associated with an increased risk of death, brain surgery, or longer hospital stays, according to a new study. For ...

Researchers have discovered that the ability to have an erection or to orgasm is related to the levels of serotonin in the brain, but this relation only applies to depressed patients taking SSRI ...

Photo of researcher Kristian Jensen wearing the high-density headset for LDAEP. The headset comprises 256 electrodes, plus earphones; these can give sound tones ranging from around 60dB (which is as ...