Depression medications affectthe concentration of certain neurochemicals in the brain, and/or their receptor sites. The word "antidepressant" actually refers to several different kinds of medication.

A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found Zoloft and cognitive-behavioral therapy to be highly effective in the treatment of reasonably severe anxiety disorders in children ...

Most medicines work by binding to and modifying the actions of proteins, tiny molecular machines that perform important cellular tasks. Details about protein structure and function help scientists ...