In an open letter, psychologists, psychiatrists and politicians pushed for a decrease in prescriptions of antidepressants, especially for patients with mild symptoms.
Using a combination of biomarkers and mood assessments, researchers will study how pregnant women who are experiencing depression respond to different antidepressants in a clinical trial funded by a grant from the National Institutes of Health to UTHealth Houston.
Reverse seasonal depression happens when a person experiences Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD in the spring or summer, as SAD is commonly associated with winter.