A senator at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearing questioned him about his false suggestions that antidepressants were partly responsible for the rise in school shootings. Christina ...

The claim by Elon Musk in an X post that antidepressants were "overprescribed" in the U.S. is inaccurate according to a psychiatrist contacted by Newsweek. "[Elon Musk] is only partly right ...

In 2024, Kennedy speculated that antidepressant use could explain the rise of school shootings, despite a lack of scientific evidence to support such claims. “There’s no time in American ...

Kennedy, Jr. suggested antidepressant drugs may be as addictive as heroin — a claim contradicted by research. Kennedy's comment at Wednesday's hearing was one of a number of controversial claims ...

A new Cochrane review confirms that antidepressants effectively reduce symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) under trial conditions, although there is limited data on long-term usage.

Some patients have difficulties stopping antidepressants because of withdrawal problems. “The main reason why antidepressants were preferred to benzodiazepines (drugs that are equally ...

Despite being a first-line treatment for adolescent depression and anxiety, antidepressant drugs appear to have questionable efficacy and carry an increased risk of adverse effects in this population.

A variety of antidotes have been reported to treat SSRI-induced sexual dysfunction effectively; however, virtually all the data on these agents are derived from open case reports and case series ...

It has been nearly two decades since Tom Cruise used his appearance on Today to criticize Brooke Shields for taking antidepressants while battling postpartum depression. The unhinged 2005 rant ...

Given the side effects associated with the long-term use of conventional antidepressants, there is a need for novel rapid acting therapeutics with minimal side effects. Researchers have previously ...

In the case of depression, the prescription is likely to be for antidepressants, including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) – Prozac is the most famous – which claim to 'fix ...

Tom Cruise privately expressed remorse over his “ridiculous rant” about Brooke Shields’ use of antidepressants, the actress revealed in her new memoir. The Golden Globe nominee wrote in ...