It seems as though there’s a medication for every type of ailment. You reach for ibuprofen when you have a headache or antihistamines for allergies. The same goes for mental health conditions like ...

Immediately following Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation as health secretary, President Donald Trump instructed his administration to assess the “threat” posed to children by the prescription of ...

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 ...

Are antidepressants next on Trump's chopping block? President Donald Trump issued an executive order last week to establish the "Make America Healthy Again Commission" to target chronic diseases, ...

While SSRIs can be great for treating the symptoms of depression, they can have side effects, the most common being sweating, upset stomach, dry mouth, and sexual problems such as reduced sexual ...

The health secretary’s crusade to Make America Healthy Again has vital mental health medications on the agenda ...

Antidepressants have been touted for decades as a go-to treatment for depression, but some of them are under scrutiny with a study released this week. It turns out that selective serotonin reuptake ...

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 ...

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.