Treatment with antidepressant medication is linked to a higher rate of cognitive decline in people with dementia. Image credit: Guido Mieth/Getty Images. Dementia affects millions of people, and ...

Antidepressants, particularly selective serotonin reuptake (SSR) inhibitors, were associated with significantly faster cognitive decline in individuals with dementia, results of a real-world national ...

A new brain-imaging study has revealed how ketamine produces its fast antidepressant effects in people with treatment-resistant depression. Researchers tracked changes in a critical brain receptor ...

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a leading cause of disability worldwide, with a significant proportion of patients (10-20%) progressing to treatment-resistant depression (TRD). TRD is defined by a ...

The researchers studied nearly 19,000 people diagnosed with dementia, and around 23% received antidepressants as a treatment for depression. The study showed that cognitive decline was worse in people ...