Elderly at greater risk with the new antidepressants - The new generation of antidepressants such as the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may be more dangerous than their predecessors for th...

Ssris cause gastrointestinal bleeding - Individuals taking SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) antidepressants may be at increased risk of gastrointestinal bleeding, according to...

The latest antidepressants - The arrival of the SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors), such as Prozac, in the early 1990s was greeted by the medical profession as the fi...

The great depression myth - Every year around the world we take $13bn (£6.6bn)-worth of antidepressants, and more than 80 per cent of those prescriptions are for an SSRI (seroton...

Drugs: - Not for pregnant women, but still. . . - Doctors aren't great at reading drug information sheets, and their patients aren't much better either. That's why pregnant women are prescribed drugs...

SSRIs: Antidepressants are linked to birth abnormalities - Pregnant women who are taking an SSRI antidepressant such as Prozac double the risk of their baby being born with a congenital abnormality, a new stud...

Paroxetine - Paroxetine (marketed in the UK as Seroxat and in the US as Paxil) is an antidepressant that has been blamed for causing chronic hepatitis. The drug, m...

Drugs for depression - An overview of the problems with drugs typically used to treat depression.