Some antidepressant medications work for some pain conditions, but the majority are either ineffective or the evidence is incomplete, according to a review of the most recent evidence published in The BMJ.
Antidepressant use during pregnancy may combine with inflammation to heighten the risk of lifelong neurodevelopmental changes in babies' brains, such as those linked to autism, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests.
Ketamine, an established anesthetic and increasingly popular antidepressant, dramatically reorganizes activity in the brain, as if a switch had been flipped on its active circuits, according to a new study by Penn Medicine researchers.
Michigan [US], October 23 (ANI): According to recent research, the more hours every week someone works in a stressful job, the more likely they are to develop depression.
Michigan [US], October 20 (ANI): According to recent research by doctors, the more hours per week someone works in a demanding job, the greater their chance of developing depression is.
Philadelphia [US], October 18 (ANI): Bipolar disorder, a neuropsychiatric illness characterised by manic and depressed episodes, affects around 1 per cent of the population and is heavily impacted by heredity.
Copenhagen (Denmark), July 15 (ANI): You might believe that uninterrupted sleep is necessary for optimal sleep. The neurotransmitter noradrenaline, however, is actually what wakes you up more than 100 times a night, according to a recent study from the University of Copenhagen. It is quite n
Washington [US], July 13 (ANI): Pharmacogenomic testing can help providers avoid prescribing antidepressant medications that may have undesirable outcomes, suggests a new US Department of Veterans Affairs study.
Washington [US], June 5 (ANI): According to a new study by Northwestern University, Ketamine acts as a speedster of antidepressants, working within hours compared to common antidepressants that can take several weeks.
Washington [US], June 4 (ANI): Ketamine acts as a speedster of antidepressants, working within hours compared to common antidepressants that can take several weeks, according to a new study by Northwestern University.
Vancouver [Canada], May 18 (ANI): Researchers have shown what happens to the brain when treated for depression known as repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS).