Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors work by boosting your serotonin levels. Serotonin, a brain messenger that you might know as the "happy hormone" ...

A collage of a ball-and-stick model of a serotonin molecule, a sad-looking person, some drug capsules, and a brain Credit: Shutterstock/Madeline Monroe/C&EN For decades, doctors, neuroscientists, and ...

Neuroscientists recently identified molecular mechanisms in the brain that may explain why the active ingredient (fluoxetine) in selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) sold under brand names ...

Several medication options may help manage symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). These include SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors), SNRIs (serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake ...

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) were introduced in 1987 with the release of Prozac, and since then have become the most common type of antidepressant used by Americans. According to ...

As anxiety and depression continue to affect college students across the country, antidepressants known as selective ...

In the first directive since his nomination to secretary of health and human services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. thrust psychiatric medications and their use among children into the national spotlight.

This story was reviewed by Daniel Z. Lieberman, MD. Maybe you're neck-deep in a two-week funk you just can't seem to shake, or perhaps you've been struggling with severe depression for years. No ...