Intracellular cAMP and serotonin are important modulators of anxiety and depression. Fluoxetine, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) also known as Prozac, is widely used against depression, potentially by activating cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB) and increasing brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) through protein kinase A (PKA). However, the role of Epac1 and Epac2...

BACKGROUND Antenatal depression affects up to 19% of pregnant women. Some of these women are also in need of antidepressant treatment. Nevertheless, the impact of maternal antidepressant treatment and prenatal depression on the course of pregnancy, foetal development and delivery outcomes is not fully understood. METHODS We analysed data from 24 818 women who gave birth at Kuopio University H...

Abstract Introduction Approaches to the treatment of sexual difficulties, especially female have garnered greater attention in recent years. Some feminist sexuality scholars cautioned that trends biomedicine bolster pharmaceutical interventions for problems may resulted unnecessary medicalization difficulties. Furthermore, other health can lead iatrogenic Objective In current study, we explore ...

BACKGROUND Antidepressants are commonly prescribed medications, but their effect on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality remains unclear. METHODS Prospective cohort study of 136 293 community-dwelling postmenopausal women in the Women's Health Initiative (WHI). Women taking no antidepressants at study entry and who had at least 1 follow-up visit were included. Cardiovascular morbidity and a...

OBJECTIVES To investigate whether prenatal selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant exposure affects behavior in 3-year-olds of antenatally anxious or depressed mothers and whether risk was moderated by the serotonin transporter promoter (SLC6A4) genotype. DESIGN Prospective longitudinal cohort design. SETTING Vancouver. PARTICIPANTS Mothers and their 3-year-old childr...

Background The Global Burden of Disease 2010 study reported the relative size of major depressive disorder (MDD) burden to be greater in the Middle East and North Africa than anywhere else. However, little research has been carried out to examine the comparative effectiveness of antidepressants in this region. Objective To assess and compare functioning levels in Middle Eastern patients with ...

Tricyclic antidepressant drugs dosulepine (TCA), serotonin selective reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) and prophylactic agent with antidepressant effect lithium carbonicum (Li) have different cardiovascular side-effects. We compared them in the prophylactic therapy of periodic affective disorder in remission with TCA, SSRI and Li. Our previous papers confirmed the most prominent effects of heart electr...

OBJECTIVES Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)-induced apathy is characterized by a lack of motivation that is not a result of sedation or symptoms of depression. This report describes two pediatric cases of SSRI-induced apathy, one of which is the first reported case in a child with a non-OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) anxiety disorder. METHODS The sample included 43 participa...

BACKGROUND Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), such as citalopram, which selectively block serotonin transporter (5-HTT) activity, are widely used in the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders. Numerous neuroimaging studies have examined the effects of SSRIs on emotional processes. However, there are considerable inter-individual differences in SSRI effect, and a recent meta...

A 32-year-old woman with recurrent major depressive disorder, borderline personality disorder, micro-psychotic episodes, and poor impulse control had multiple psychiatric hospitalizations because of dangerous cutting behavior. The self-injurious behavior had not been responsive to multiple pharmacological interventions or to dialectical behavioral therapy. Because it has been shown to reduce im...