A noninvasive test to flag people at high risk for antidepressant-related sexual dysfunction could improve treatment ...

In utero exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) has been tied to reduced brain volume in children, results of a large population-based study show. However, the investigators, led ...

Researchers have discovered that the ability to have an erection or to orgasm is related to the levels of serotonin in the ...

Managing the several types of depression is a therapeutic tightrope. In its most severe manifestation, depression can lead to self-harming behaviors, up to and including suicide attempts. Therefore, ...

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A new study reveals that nursing home residents with dementia who use selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have an increased risk of having a fall that causes injury compared with those who ...

HealthDay News — Certain opioids are less effective for postoperative pain in patients taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants, according to a study published online Feb.

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) were introduced in 1987 with the release of Prozac, and since then have become the most common type of antidepressant used by Americans. According to ...

When a patient is suffering from depression and considering medication, practically all physicians have the same go-to treatment: a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. Patients start on a low dose ...

Researchers have identified a troubling side effect of a widely prescribed class of antidepressants -- they may make some patients more likely to commit violent crimes. Data from Sweden show that ...

Stockholm, Sweden: Scientists have found that some people being treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have a greater tendency to commit violent crime. In addition, this effect ...

Democratic 2024 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy drew a connection between SSRI drugs like Prozac and the rise of common "mass shootings" in the U.S. during an interview with Mark Steyn. (You ...