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Op-Ed: Are we overdosed and overmedicated?

The popular belief that we’re “overdosed and overmedicated” is not rooted in reality but rather in a blatant prejudice against the mentally ill.

In the Media by Yukio Strachan - 13 comments

Report: Antidepressant medication may do 'more harm than good'

In a new report, Canadian researchers suggest antidepressants may be doing more harm than good. In the study, researchers examined previous patient studies and the impact of medications on the body.

In the Media by Leigh Goessl - 8 comments

Women on antidepressants may be more likely to have a stroke

Dallas - A new study shows that women who have a history of depression and are taking antidepressant SSRIs like Prozac, Zoloft or Celexa face a 39% greater risk of having a stroke.

In the Media by Joan Firstenberg

Depression: Neuroplasticity and 'giving' therapy is science based

With depression rates growing continuously every year, two reports recently published in IONS may offer more insight and help.

In the Media by Sara Star

Psychotropic drugs can cause birth defects

Copenhagen - Research in Denmark has produced alarming findings regarding major psychotropic drugs, whose side effects may include birth defects and withdrawals.

In the Media by Paul Wallis - 21 comments

Update: Tamoxifen Benefits Compromised by More than Just Paxil Special

In a recent study, the antidepressant, paroxitine (Paxil), was found to nullify the benefits of the breast cancer drug, Tamoxifen. Other antidepressants found to have no effect on Tamoxifen in the study may be suspect anyway, lead researcher says.

Digital Journal Report by Caroline Menzies - 2 comments

Study: Antidepressants miss targets of clinical depression Special

Researchers have concluded that a key brain protein increases during depression but is completely unaffected by antidepressants.

Digital Journal Report by Andrew Moran - 4 comments

Antidepressants may cause personality changes with symptom relief

Treatment with antidepressant medication might cause real personality changes, alleviating depressive symptoms by decreasing neuroticism and increasing extroversion, according to researchers at Northwestern University.

In the Media by Elizabeth Cunningham Perkins - 2 comments

Study: Antidepressants don't work because they treat effects

A Northwestern University study suggests that antidepressant medications are often ineffective because they target depression's effects instead of its root causes.

In the Media by Elizabeth Cunningham Perkins

Antidepressant Usage has Doubled in Recent Years

Depression is a common occurrence, especially in an economic climate such as the current one. However, antidepressant usage has gone up significantly in more than a decade.

In the Media by Andrew Moran - 1 comment

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