Less than 8% of U.S. minors use antidepressant prescription drugs, data show. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed 40% are on antidepressants.

You may be surprised if your healthcare provider recommends an antidepressant for chronic pain. Is this because she believes you are depressed? Or can antidepressants help with pain even for people ...

Although medications in this class are called antidepressants, they have effects that go beyond stabilizing a depressed mood. Antidepressants have been shown to affect many aspects of the body, ...

Buying a gift for a teenager can be stressful. It’s difficult to impress teens any day of the year; adding on the pressure of a holiday or celebration can be even more of a challenge.

The effect of antidepressants on sleep has been widely documented, with different people experiencing varying side effects, depending on the medication they take. When I first started taking ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Jill Grimes is author of “The Ultimate College Student Health Handbook: Your Guide for Everything From Hangovers to Homesickness.” Grimes has more than 30 years of ...

Despite being a first-line treatment for adolescent depression and anxiety, antidepressant drugs appear to have questionable efficacy and carry an increased risk of adverse effects in this population.

Antidepressants and cognitive behavioral therapy are the most effective treatments for adolescents with depression. Youth are at risk for the same adverse effects as adults but have an increased ...

Tyler Hadley was 17 years old when he killed his parents just months after joking about it with his friends. Now for the ...

Is it safe to drink alcohol while taking antidepressant medications? What about using weed? What will happen if I skip a dose of my medicine so I can drink at a party? Are any over-the-counter ...

But at the same time, numbers from the CDC show that fatal overdoses involving antidepressants have been on the rise for the past two decades. John Yang speaks with clinical psychologist and ...