Tag: antidepressants

A Quick Introduction To Popular Types of Anti-Depressants

Our quick hit guide to three big types of anti-depressants: SSRI's, SNRI's, and MAOI's. This is a very beginner segment on some of the anti-depressants you make come across when getting help for your disorder.

Discussion: Anti-depressants and the Media Controversy

The crew talks about the current frenzy about medications. Do they work? Is it all a big scam? Does it cause your brain to explode? Is it all the "man" trying to keep us down? We'll get to the bottom of this.

Searching for Risk Factors of Suicidal Events During Antidepressant Treatment

A new set of analyses of the NIMH-funded Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS) were conducted to better understand what may predict the development of suicidal events during treatment. The analyses, which were published in the May 2009 issue of the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, showed that youths with suicidal thoughts and more severe depression prior to treatment were at higher risk for suicidal events while undergoing treatment.

Reference Room - News Releases

Oral testimony from a board member of The Balanced Mind Foundation urging the adoption of a Blackbox warning on use of antidepressants in children. 

Reference Room - News Releases

This is a testimony from a The Balanced Mind Foundation board member before the FDA regarding  the use of antidepressants in children and teens

Persisting Decline in Depression Treatment after FDA Warnings

Article discusses the decline in depression treatment after FDA warning in 2003 about increased suicidal tendencies in patients taking antidepressants.

Is Bipolar Disorder Still Underdiagnosed? Are Antidepressants Overutilized?

Research report that reviews frequency of bipolar diagnosis in patients with mood disorders and the prescription of antidepressants as treatment.