ADAA PARTNERS More than 13 percent of adults in the United States take antidepressant medications, according to 2018 statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.1 These numbers have risen steadily over the past decade, but the effectiveness of antidepressants in treating the growing number of people with mental health problems still raises questions. … Read more
A new study a JAMA network open found that antidepressants do not prevent suicide. The researchers concluded that antidepressants, antipsychotics and benzodiazepines were all associated with increased suicide attempts in people with borderline personality disorder (BPD). Mood stabilizers had no effect on suicide attempt rates. ADHD stimulant drugs were the only drug class associated with … Read more
From Maryanne Demasi Reports: “Antidepressants can cause serious, sometimes irreversible sexual dysfunction that persists even after treatment is stopped. Sufferers have described it as chemical castration, a type of genital mutilation caused by antidepressants, mainly selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). The condition is known as post-SSRI sexual dysfunction (PSSD), a largely unrecognized condition and whose … Read more
