If you've been diagnosed with major depressive disorder, seasonal affective depression or any other type of depression, your healthcare provider might prescribe an antidepressant to control your ...

People taking certain antidepressants can put on up to 2kg (4.5lbs) in the first two months of treatment, while patients taking other drugs can expect to shed 2.5kg (5.5lbs), according to a new review ...

Antidepressants can differ widely in how they physically affect the body, including around a 4 kg difference in weight change between certain drugs (approximately 2.5 kg weight loss from agomelatine ...

Obesity often brings about, or exacerbates, depression and anxiety. Yet some of the most effective drugs for managing depression are also known to cause weight gain. Your patients, then, may worry ...

This column was co-authored with Mia Santucci, post-graduate associate at Yale University. Source: H_Ko/Adobe Stock Depression is among the top causes of disability in the world and represents a ...

Share on Pinterest New research provides robust evidence of the wide range of antidepressant side effects. Iuliia Bondar/Getty Images A large new study found that the side effects of antidepressants ...