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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 ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: In a recent column, you mentioned a class of drugs called SNRIs for pain. I know about SSRIs for depression. What are SNRIs? -- D.S. ANSWER: SSRIs, the selective serotonin reuptake ...

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 ...

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 ...

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) can be life-saving medications. They can alter the course of someone’s life by managing the often debilitating symptoms of anxiety and/or depression.

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 ...