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Antidepressants: do they heal or harm?
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Naming a drug an 'antidepressant' does not make it so. The placebo effect, convincing patients purely through the name rather than through any active pharmacological constituent, is substantial. Large scale meta analysis of clinical trials on ...

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Harnessing Smartphones, Apps to Beat Depression
PsychCentral.com
Other projects include a virtual human therapist who will work with teens to prevent depression; a medicine bottle that reminds you to take antidepressant medication and tells your doctor if the dosage needs adjusting; and a web-based social network to ...
Virtual therapists being developed to treat depressionCBC.ca
A therapist in your pocketMedical Xpress

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Los Angeles Times

Study questions antidepressant link to suicide in kids
Los Angeles Times
In 2004, the Food and Drug Administration announced that antidepressant packages should carry a "black box" warning describing an increased risk of suicide and suicidal thoughts in children and youths up to age 25. The FDA action triggered a ...
A Fresh Look At Antidepressants Finds Low Risk Of Youth SuicideNPR (blog)

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Antidepressants and pregnancy: Women must consider the impact of drugs on baby ...
The Republic
By Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz Chicago Tribune Headlines about the potential risks of antidepressants on a developing fetus, including miscarriage, premature birth and newborn breathing problems, have produced angst for many moms on medication.

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What You Need to Know About Treatment-Resistant Depression
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While physicians determine this on an individual basis, it's important for patients to have an adequate dose of medication for an adequate amount of time, Sheline said. “Each antidepressant has different therapeutic dose ranges, and these also vary ...

CBS47 Special Report: Fighting Depression
CBS 47
“You have to take into account that these are severely depressed patients who have not responded to 1, 2, 3 or sometimes 4 or 5 different antidepressant medications,” said Dr. Castillo. He explains that the therapy works in much the same way medication ...

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Kids, Antidepressants & Suicide: Could The Stats Cancel Each Other Out?
PsychCentral.com (blog)
Or did the kids who grew more suicidal while taking antidepressants and the kids who got less suicidal taking the medications just cancel each other out? Perhaps this is a thick-headed question, and if so, my apologies (I'm on day four of a very ...

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Telegraph.co.uk

Missouri teen convicted in 9-year-old's murder had troubled family, problems ...
Washington Post
She recovered from her suicide attempt and was prescribed an antidepressant drug. Two years later, an increased dosage of the antidepressant Prozac might have made her more prone to do the unthinkable — strangling, slicing the throat and repeatedly ...
Alyssa Bustamante,Teen Accused of Killing Neighbor, Due In Court TuesdayFOX2now.com
Jailed for life: Alyssa Bustamante, 18, was sentenced to life in prison with ...Daily Mail

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Ketamine: A miracle antidepressant?
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Print Email Share Comments Recommend Tweet More data is now available—this time from the Ben Taub General Hospital in Houston, Texas—suggesting that the “club drug” ketamine can rapidly relieve symptoms of major depression. Ketamine, or Special K as ...
Is Club Drug 'Special K' a Quick Fix for Depression?LiveScience.com

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Medication helps some with mild depression
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Print Email Share Comments Recommend Tweet People with mild depression may benefit from taking antidepressants, suggests a new analysis of past studies that compared symptoms in people on the drugs to those given drug-free placebo pills.

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Antidepressant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An antidepressant is a psychiatric medication used to alleviate mood disorders, such as major depression and dysthymia and anxiety disorders such as social anxiety ...

Antidepressants: What You Need to Know About Depression Medication
If you’re suffering from depression, antidepressant medication, used under the guidance of a mental health professional, may relieve some of your symptoms.

Pristiq: New antidepressant medication approved - MayoClinic.com
Pristiq is a relatively new antidepressant that might be an effective option for you.

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If you have feelings of hopelessness, can’t eat or been eating a lot, sleeping more or not sleeping at all and have suicidal thoughts for more than two weeks, it ...

Antidepressants: MedlinePlus
Antidepressants are medicines that treat depression . Your doctor can prescribe them for you. They can improve your mood, sleep, appetite and concentration. It may ...

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Bupropion is an atypical antidepressant and smoking cessation aid. Its chemical name is β-Keto-3-chloro-N-tert-butylamphetamine, a substituted cathinone (β ...