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Recent Examples of antidepressant
In 2024, Kennedy speculated that antidepressant use could explain the rise of school shootings, despite a lack of scientific evidence to support such claims.
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Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
The new study investigated the association between a polygenic score (PGS) and depression outcomes, including severity, trajectories of depression and antidepressant medication use.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Traditionally used as a medical anesthetic, ketamine has more recently gained attention for mental health treatment, particularly for its antidepressant effects.
—Pardis Mahdavi, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2025
Bichara alleges that officials failed to provide Collado with his antidepressant medication during the first two weeks of his detention.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2025
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Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
The new study investigated the association between a polygenic score (PGS) and depression outcomes, including severity, trajectories of depression and antidepressant medication use.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Traditionally used as a medical anesthetic, ketamine has more recently gained attention for mental health treatment, particularly for its antidepressant effects.
—Pardis Mahdavi, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2025
Bichara alleges that officials failed to provide Collado with his antidepressant medication during the first two weeks of his detention.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for antidepressant
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He was driven by the ambition to design the most potent narcotic analgesic possible.—
Jahan Marcu,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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Even in the analgesic study, where traditional scales often failed or even showed misleading results (for example, participants reporting more pain after receiving an analgesic), the monetary measures correctly and significantly detected differences.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Sep. 2025
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Supplements That Interfere With Anesthesia Certain supplements can interact negatively with anesthetic medications, which are given before surgery to prevent feeling pain or discomfort during the procedure.—
Ayesha Gulzar,
Verywell Health,
28 Oct. 2025
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Schultz also slow-walked the trial use of the fast-acting anesthetic ketamine by paramedics, who were able to administer only four doses in six months under his stewardship.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Antidepressant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antidepressant. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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