Ketamine fails to beat active placebo for depression
In a new study from Stanford University, when researchers compared intravenous ketamine to an active placebo, the supposed rapid antidepressant effect of ketamine disappeared. The...
Do not prescribe antidepressants for mild to moderate depression or at first visit
In a new article in World Psychiatry, researchers suggest doctors shouldn’t be so quick to hand out antidepressants. They focus on primary care, which is...
Psychiatry’s Loch Ness Monster: NICE shows nearly no evidence for ECT
ECT, or Electro-Convulsive Therapy, is one of the most divisive issues in psychiatry. Most lay people assume “That was abandoned long ago?”, but it is...
Hyperbolic tapering off antidepressants limits withdrawal
In a new study, researchers Jim van Os and Peter Groot found that when trying to discontinue antidepressant use, a process of hyperbolic tapering reduced...
What is the risk of permanent sexual dysfunction from antidepressants?
Sexual dysfunction is a common and debilitating adverse effect of SSRI drugs, with up to 73% of antidepressant users experiencing it. Researchers have linked sexual dysfunction to the drugs’ numbing...