Read more antidepressant stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/805/antidepressant.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:04:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/66062/number-of-us-antidepressant-users-doubles.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe number of Americans on antidepressants doubled from 1996 to 2005, a new study finds, but fewer are seeing psychiatrists, and most aren’t using the drugs to affect their mood. As of 2005, the last year for which data were available, 27 million Americans—roughly 10% of the population—were...http://www.newser.com/story/66062/number-of-us-antidepressant-users-doubles.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Aug 2009 13:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60066/depression-screening-for-all-teens-worries-parents.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA federal task force recommendation that all adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18 be screened for depression is causing controversy among parents and pediatricians, the Washington Post reports. Critics fear the amount of antidepressant drugs prescribed to teens will rise massively, although the Preventive Services Task Force stressed...http://www.newser.com/story/60066/depression-screening-for-all-teens-worries-parents.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 26 May 2009 1:24:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53953/fda-oks-drug-for-kids-despite-justice-probe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe FDA has approved an antidepressant called Lexapro for kids, just weeks after the Justice Department accused its maker of marketing it illegally—for kids. Prosecutors say Forest Laboratories for years sweet-talked pediatricians into prescribing Lexapro and the similar Celexa by offering spa visits, event tickets, and fishing trips, even...http://www.newser.com/story/53953/fda-oks-drug-for-kids-despite-justice-probe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 21 Mar 2009 9:42:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53193/noonan-maybe-wall-street-was-high-on-xanax.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPeggy Noonan has a novel explanation for the crash (“or the great recession, or the collapse—it’s time it got its name”): What if the bankers were all hopped up on happy pills? Antidepressant use became widespread in New York after 9/11, she notes in the Wall Street Journal . “I...http://www.newser.com/story/53193/noonan-maybe-wall-street-was-high-on-xanax.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Mar 2009 7:39:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52766/money-woes-boost-sales-of-sedatives-antidepressants.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHere's a downer: The sale of antidepressants and sleeping pills have jumped amid the recession, and 31% of Americans asked about their sleeping habits say financial worries are keeping them up at night. The 7% jump in sleep aids comes despite hundreds of millions of fewer dollars spent on their...http://www.newser.com/story/52766/money-woes-boost-sales-of-sedatives-antidepressants.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Mar 2009 3:17:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/45360/beware-antidepressants-could-kill-your-sex-life.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn impaired sex drive has long been recognized as an occasional side effect of some antidepressants, but recent research suggests the drugs' libido-stifling powers might be far more widespread than doctors and patients thought. The prevalence of users experiencing numbness or fleeting arousal may be as high as 50%, and...http://www.newser.com/story/45360/beware-antidepressants-could-kill-your-sex-life.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Dec 2008 12:23:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45343/new-yorkers-fight-crisis-with-pills.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAt least there's one market that's booming in New York—the market for pills for your sleeplessness, anxiety, and depression, Crain’s New York Business reports. The meltdown in the financial industry has caused a surge in prescriptions: In September, as Lehman Brothers was collapsing, and AIG and Merrill Lynch were...http://www.newser.com/story/45343/new-yorkers-fight-crisis-with-pills.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Dec 2008 8:24:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/38483/depression-killed-david-foster-wallace.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter a torrent of tributes to David Foster Wallace since his suicide 2 weeks ago, Salon talks with close friends and family members about the decades-long battle with depression that led the beloved and astonishingly talented writer to take his life. For years, Wallace functioned with the help of antidepressants,...http://www.newser.com/story/38483/depression-killed-david-foster-wallace.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 27 Sep 2008 18:04:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34219/drugs-shrinking-psychiatrists-talk-time-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPsychiatry is increasingly focused on prescribing drugs and less on psychotherapy, a study published in the Archives of General Psychology finds. A reluctance by insurance firms to pay for therapy is one factor, HealthDay reports, along with the wide variety of drugs now available to treat various conditions.http://www.newser.com/story/34219/drugs-shrinking-psychiatrists-talk-time-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 05 Aug 2008 20:15:01 CDT