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1 in 6 Americans are using psychiatric drugs, and the transition to life without them presents many challenges. [CREDIT: Anna Shvets, Pexel]

Exploring the ‘art’ of coming off psychiatric drugs

Dawn Attride • January 12, 2024

Patient-turned-activist Laura Delano seeks to educate and empower her fellow sufferers in navigating life after psychiatric drugs

A woman cries in a dimly lit room

FDA approves first-ever drug for postpartum depression

Marcus Banks • April 22, 2019

We seem to have a drug for seemingly every condition — except, until now, postpartum depression

A depressed woman holds her face in her hands

Some new moms face much more than the baby blues

Marcus Banks • January 31, 2019

Physicians should identify new and expecting mothers at risk of depression, a federal task force suggests, and refer them to counseling