A leading expert in psychiatric medication has said the growing prescription of antidepressants to teenagers is doing more harm than good. Prof David Healy questioned why they were being given the ...

Some antipsychotic medications and antidepressants may hinder the body from regulating temperature properly. Certain drugs can also cause people to sweat excessively, not register thirst or make ...

In 2016 over 70 million antidepressants were prescribed across the UK, more than twice the figure a decade ago. Concerns are regularly raised in the press that these drugs might be over-prescribed.

The herbal supplement, which is commonly used to boost mood, can potentially reduce the efficacy of certain common ...

Objective To examine whether prescriptions for antidepressants increased after the referendum result, benchmarking them against other drug classes. Methods We used GP practice prescribing data to ...

It's natural to feel some fear about getting off your antidepressants. The risk of withdrawal symptoms are real, but they ...