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Recent Examples of antidepressant
Mental Health Benefits Rose oil may have antidepressant effects.
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William Truswell, Verywell Health, 26 Dec. 2024
What are the side effects of the antidepressant drug Duloxetine?
—Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 24 Oct. 2024
For instance, in 2011, researchers at the health-care giant Kaiser Permanente used the medical records of 3.2 million individuals to find a link between autism spectrum disorders in children and their mothers’ use of antidepressant drugs.
—Craig Mundie, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2014
Everything currently known to have antidepressant effects—from medications such as fluoxetine (Prozac) to exercise—increases plasticity as well and might augment other therapies for PTSD and addiction.
—Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
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William Truswell, Verywell Health, 26 Dec. 2024
What are the side effects of the antidepressant drug Duloxetine?
—Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 24 Oct. 2024
For instance, in 2011, researchers at the health-care giant Kaiser Permanente used the medical records of 3.2 million individuals to find a link between autism spectrum disorders in children and their mothers’ use of antidepressant drugs.
—Craig Mundie, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2014
Everything currently known to have antidepressant effects—from medications such as fluoxetine (Prozac) to exercise—increases plasticity as well and might augment other therapies for PTSD and addiction.
—Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Antidepressant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antidepressant. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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