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This story was reviewed by Daniel Z. Lieberman, MD. Maybe you’re neck-deep in a two-week funk you just can’t seem to shake, or perhaps you’ve been struggling with severe depression for years. No ...

A collage of a ball-and-stick model of a serotonin molecule, a sad-looking person, some drug capsules, and a brain Credit: Shutterstock/Madeline Monroe/C&EN For decades, doctors, neuroscientists, and ...

Purpose: The pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, efficacy, safety, drug interactions, dosage and administration, cost, and place in therapy of duloxetine for major depression, pain from diabetic ...

Neuroscientists recently identified molecular mechanisms in the brain that may explain why the active ingredient (fluoxetine) in selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) sold under brand names ...

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 ...

Can antidepressants cause tinnitus? New research reveals how elevated serotonin activates auditory neurons, inducing phantom ringing in the ears.

In the first directive since his nomination to secretary of health and human services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. thrust psychiatric medications and their use among children into the national spotlight.

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) have a long and prosperous history as medications for major depressive disorder (MDD). But this type of antidepressant has mostly seen its day. Though MAOIs are ...