Depression in older adults can reduce quality of life, and it increases risk of suicide. Read on to learn about symptoms to watch for and treatment options. There is no single cause of depression ...

Not all patients can tolerate SSRI medications ... are effective agents in depression in the geriatric population with a long record of success. Nortriptyline is the best tolerated and most ...

While antipsychotics can be effective for some patients, they come with well-known side effects, including an increased risk ...

Claire Hamilton was getting worried about her Aunt Julia. Julia always seemed to have some new excuse to stay home. She had already, months ago, stopped volunteering at a local Head Start program ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved Johnson & Johnson's nasal spray to be used alone in adults with a major ...

In this report, we do not choose any as Best Buy selections. Instead, we evaluate how well the medications actually work at relieving resistant depression and the risk of side effects. If your ...

The antidepressant known as bupropion (Wellbutrin) may not be the best antidepressant for everyone ... side effects from other antidepressant medications. Below, we’ll explain how Wellbutrin ...

No medication was best for everyone, and within the age/sex subgroups, the best antidepressant was on average over 20 times more effective than the worst. Alemi’s team showed that if clinicians ...