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While both treatments were seen to have similar benefits on mental health, a course of running therapy led to improvements in physical health as well.

Doctors, pharmacists, and patients now have access to a new, comprehensive guideline on safely reducing the use of all antidepressants. Many healthcare providers lack the knowledge to guide people in reducing their dependency on these widely-prescribed drugs. The guideline by the associations of psychiatrists, general practitioners, pharmacists, and patient organization Mind aims to change that, NOS reports.

Scientists once believed that the structure of the adult brain is resistant to rapid changes, but new studies proved otherwise. German researchers Jonathan Repple and Eric Ruhe claim that the right treatment can improve brain connectivity in patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder. The two presented their work at the European College for Neuropsychopharmacology Congress...

After just 6 weeks of antidepressant therapy, regardless of modality, brain connectivity is increased in patients with major depressive disorder in line with symptom improvement, new research suggests.

Researchers discover that antidepressants can change grey and white matter in brains of patients under treatment