High-speed magnetic resonance imaging scans produce effects in rats similar to the use of antidepressants, confirming observations made in human patients, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday. The finding suggests that electromagnetic fields can affect brain biology, the team at McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School reported. “We found that when we administered the magnetic stimulation [...]

The two justices ordered the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia—which previously rejected the suits—to reconsider following the recent Supreme Court decision allowing such suits to be tried in state courts. The suits were filed by the family of a woman who committed suicide after taking Glaxo’s Paxil and a man [...]

Relatively healthy women with severe depression are at increased risk for heart problems, including sudden cardiac death and fatal heart disease, a new study finds. But even more startling is that the researchers suggest that some of the antidepressants used to treat these women might play a role in their increased heart risk.

Antidepressants and psychological therapies, particularly cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), appear to provide relief from irritable bowel syndrome, at least in the short-term, according to published studies. Antidepressants appear to help calm irritable bowels independently of any improvement in coexisting depression, the researchers report in the journal Gut. In an interview with Reuters Health, Dr. Alex [...]

I have been treated for depression since I was 8, and I am now 30. I have tried numerous medications along with a ton of therapy. I am also a recovering alcoholic who is working the AA program. My problem lies in the fact that I am extremely sensitive to medications and of the 30+, [...]