Continuing selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) during pregnancy is associated with impaired neonatal adaptation ...

Switching from an SSRI to an SNRI typically involves gradually tapering off the SSRI under a doctor’s guidance and starting the SNRI at a low dose. Switching from a selective serotonin reuptake ...

Depression is one of the most common mental health conditions in the world, affecting how people think, feel, sleep, eat and function day to day. For some, it causes persistent sadness or hopelessness ...

On Monday, July 21, a 10-member panel headed by Marty Makary, MD, MPH, commissioner of the FDA convened in Silver Spring, Maryland, to discuss the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs ...

An international team of researchers has found that the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of gestational ...

Lizzy leads STAT’s coverage of the FDA. Her stories explore the relationship between politics and science at the FDA, industry influence, and the agency’s ability to protect and promote public health.

Scientists have found that some people being treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have a greater tendency to commit violent crime. In addition, this effect seems to continue ...

A medical professional discusses key facts, considerations, and potential side effects of SSRI medications that patients should be aware of ...

A widely used antidepressant drug could help the immune system fight cancer, according to UCLA research. The newly reported study showed that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) ...

As I try for the hundredth time to knock one out and inevitably fail miserably, I’m forced to remember that when taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), coming can feel like an Olympic ...