RFK Jr. is raising the alarm about over-medicalization and antidepressants. Experts have mixed feelings about his proposal.

An annual psychiatric meeting was abuzz over Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s call to rein in the use of depression medications. Some ...

The American Psychiatric Association says too few patients can access comprehensive mental health care in the United States. It welcomes new investments in improving access to evidence-based care.

Roughly 1 in 10 Americans take antidepressants. The most common type is SSRIs, or selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors, like Prozac, Lexapro, and Zoloft. But what happens when you stop taking them ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Immediately following Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation as health secretary, President Donald Trump instructed his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Depression is a mental illness that can make everyday tasks feel difficult. But health professionals can offer many tools to help ...

Federal agencies are calling for safer, evidence-based approaches to tapering SSRIs. New guidance calls for a more holistic approach that includes diet, sleep, exercise, and social factors. Clinicians ...

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 ...

Nearly one in five pregnant women and new moms in this country suffers from anxiety and depression. And 6-8% of pregnant women are prescribed a group of antidepressants called Selective Serotonin ...

This guest post is by Dr. Adam Urato, a maternal and fetal medicine specialist. When a patient asks, “What are the risks of using an SSRI antidepressant during pregnancy?” she deserves an answer.

Antidepressant use before and during pregnancy has little to no association with higher odds of ADHD or autism in children, a ...

Depression is a mental illness that can make everyday tasks feel difficult. But health professionals can offer many tools to help keep symptoms at bay. Depression, also referred to as major depressive ...