Depression affects millions of Americans and antidepressants are relatively common. We talked to a psychiatrist to find out how they work.

Key points SSRIs work for many people with depression. Yet, we still don't entirely understand how they work. Some with depression will do better receiving psychotherapy over medication; some a ...

Antidepressants can be an effective treatment for depression in many cases. Here's how to know if they might work for you.

When Dr Mark Horowitz, an Australian psychiatrist and researcher based in London, tried to slowly come off the medication he had been taking since his twenties, he suffered insomnia, panic attacks and ...

How SSRIs Influence Synapse Density Over Time Doctors have been perplexed as to why Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) take so long to work.

RFK Jr. falsely links antidepressants with school shooters, heroin. But what are SSRIs and is it safe for kids to take them?

The ensuing discussion has boiled over into a full-on debate, pitting mainstream psychiatry against a minority of researchers who don’t think antidepressants actually work.

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 ...

SSRIs are medications that help people manage the symptoms of mood disorders by gradually restoring the chemical balance in the brain Learn how they work and what to ...

SSRIs work in tandem with other psychotherapies Prescribing medications is never the first step in treating children and adolescents, Slattery said.