Certain SSRI medications, such as Lexapro or Prozac, have been approved for use in children for mental health conditions. Medication is often reserved for moderate-to-severe cases. It may work best ...

Share on Pinterest Treating mental health may help improve heart disease outcomes. Image credit: MaaHoo/Stocksy. While mental health can impact physical health, sometimes, the treatment of conditions ...

SSRIs are often the first choice for treating depression and various anxiety disorders. Medications for anxiety and depression work by boosting neurotransmitters like serotonin, norepinephrine, ...

If you’re feeling depressed and looking for a solution, there are many options: medications, CBT, DBT, somatic therapy and so much more. However, one recent major study discovered that one treatment — ...

Then medication is necessary. Current medication options are not sufficient for all the types of depression people experience, and it is with interest that I have followed news about the potential of ...

During a psychotherapy session, one of my patients reported to me that the antidepressants he’d been prescribed by his GP had “killed his desire”. He felt “dead inside”, he told me. Unfortunately, ...

A highly cited trial from 2007 used by international health agencies to support the use of medication for adolescents with depression has been critically reviewed by a team from the University of ...

Depression treatment often takes weeks to months to show full effects, so recognizing when adjustments are needed means noting persistent symptoms that disrupt daily life despite adequate time on ...

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS, or "rTMS" for "repetitive TMS") received an indication for treating major depressive disorder in 2008. Since then, research and clinical experience with TMS has ...

Taking an antidepressant eases depression symptoms for many people. But sometimes, when you have treatment-resistant depression, your symptoms may not improve with the first treatment you try. Even if ...

Therapy and antidepressants are first-line treatments for postpartum depression. People may also benefit from neurosteroid therapy, although more research on its long-term effects is necessary.