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MRI may help predict response to antidepressants
A functional MRI brain scan may help predict which patients will respond positively to antidepressant therapy, according to a study in…
Some antidepressants may increase risk for bipolar disorders
Taking certain antidepressants (particularly serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, and venlafaxine) for unipolar depression may lead to a heightened risk…
Study: Antidepressants may pose risk for type 2 diabetes
A systematic review published in Diabetes Care reports that that people taking antidepressants are at a higher risk of type…
Study: Psychological adverse effects of antidepressants
Thoughts of suicide, sexual difficulties and emotional numbness as a result of anti-depressants may be more widespread than previously thought,…