None of the most common blood pressure medications increased the risk of depression, some lowered the risk
None of the 41 most common high blood pressure medications increased the risk of depression, while nine medications appeared to lower it, according to a study from Denmark,…
SSRI antidepressants associated with increase in violent crime in some patients
Stockholm, Sweden: Scientists have found that some people being treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have a greater tendency to commit violent crime. In addition, this effect…
Hobbies may help defeating depression
There is increasing interest in referring primary care patients to non-medical sources of support within the community.
Transcranial direct current stimulation is a safe treatment
Transcranial direct current stimulation, tDCS, is a promising treatment for conditions such as depression and addictive disorders. New evidence on the safety of transcranial direct current stimulation was…
Depression in Adults Who Are Overweight or Obese
In an analysis of primary care records of 519,513 UK adults who were overweight or obese between 2000–2016 and followed up until 2019, the incidence of new cases…