The effect of hypericin on the expression of morphine-induced conditioned place preference (CPP) was investigated and compared with the effect of the synthetic antidepressants. The CPP paradigms took place over six days using an unbiased procedure. The results demonstrate that intra-peritoneal (IP) injection of morphine sulfate (2.5, 5 and 10 mg/Kg) significantly induce the CPP in rat. Intra-pe...

Psychological and pharmacological modalities have been proposed by studies to be adapted for treatment of panic disorder. Selective Serotonin Receptor Inhibitors (SSRI), a group antidepressant is the first-line drug recommended National Institute Health Care Excellence (NICE) British Association Psychopharmacology their more desired profile adverse effect over other classes antidepressants such...

BACKGROUND Antidepressants are among the most commonly prescribed drugs in primary care in England and their use is increasing. This is largely due to longer durations of treatment of depression. Observational studies have shown some differences in adverse outcomes associated with different antidepressant drugs but relatively little is known about their relative safety particularly with long te...

BACKGROUND Antidepressants are one of the most commonly prescribed medications in young and middle-aged adults, but there is relatively little information on their safety across a range of adverse outcomes in this age group. This study aimed to assess associations between antidepressant treatment and several adverse outcomes in people aged 20-64 years diagnosed with depression. METHODS We con...

Antidepressants are one of the three most commonly used therapeutic drug classes in the United States (1). While the majority of antidepressants are taken to treat depression, antidepressants can also be taken to treat other conditions, like anxiety disorders. This Data Brief provides the most recent estimates of antidepressant use in the U.S. noninstitutionalized population, including prevalen...

Cheeta Cheeta et al et al (2004) present data on (2004) present data on antidepressant-related deaths in England antidepressant-related deaths in England and Wales, 1998–2000. They report in-and Wales, 1998–2000. They report information about antidepressant deaths formation about antidepressant deaths collected by the National Programme of collected by the National Programme of Substance Abuse ...

BACKGROUND Epilepsy is a serious condition which can profoundly affect an individual's life. While there is some evidence to suggest an association between antidepressant use and epilepsy and seizures it is conflicting and not conclusive. Antidepressant prescribing is rising in the UK so it is important to quantify absolute risks with individual antidepressants to enable shared decision making ...

A pooled analysis of randomized placebo controlled antidepressant trials shows that the rate of antidepressant and placebo responders are 50% and 30% respectively. The traditional calculation of drug-placebo difference (50-30=20%) in these drug-trials is based on the assumption that all placebo responders should be antidepressant responders. However, it seems to be not the case, since about one...