Antidepressant Can Change Patient's Personality
A study finds steep drops in neuroticism, and increases of extroversion, among patients taking Paxil. Such traits had been believed to shift very little over a lifetime. Antidepressant medications taken by roughly 7% of American adults cause profound personality changes in many patients with depression, far beyond simply lifting the veil of sadness, a study has found.
Antidepressant Can Change Patient's Personality
(PhysOrg.com) -- The nation is still debating the effects of antidepressant medications on brain chemistry almost 20 years after publication of the best-seller "Listening to Prozac." Though ...
Mon 7 Dec 09 from PhysOrg
Antidepressant Found to Alter Personality
On way to providing relief, depression medication modifies certain traits.
Tue 8 Dec 09 from U.S. News
Depression medication may offer mood lift via personality shift
On way to providing relief, antidepressant modifies certain traits
Tue 8 Dec 09 from ScienceNews
Antidepressants linked to major personality changes
A study finds steep drops in neuroticism, and increases of extroversion, among patients taking Paxil. Such traits had been believed to shift very little over a lifetime. Antidepressant medications ...
Tue 8 Dec 09 from L.A. Times
Antidepressants may make people less neurotic
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Antidepressants may go well beyond just easing the symptoms of depression; they may also make people less neurotic, U.S. researchers said Monday.
Mon 7 Dec 09 from Reuters
Antidepressants Can Change Personalities
Using SSRI antidepressants can lead to positive personality changes, fewer negative emotions.
Mon 7 Dec 09 from Livescience
Do antidepressants work through personality change?
New evidence suggests that popular SSRI antidepressant medications can substantially change patients' personalities; and researchers speculate that it is these changes in personality - rather ...
Wed 16 Dec 09 from Science a Go Go
Antidepressant Also Improves Personality (CME/CE)
The antidepressant paroxetine (Paxil) may have a specific effect on personality distinct from relieving depression, researchers say, making them less neurotic and more extroverted.
Wed 9 Dec 09 from MedPageToday
Antidepressant Paxil Also May Affect Personality Traits
Besides treating depression, the antidepressant Paxil may affect personality traits in positive ways, a new study suggests.
Mon 7 Dec 09 from WebMD
Antidepressants May Change Personality, Leading To Reduced Depression, Says Penn Collaboration
Examining data obtained from a University of Pennsylvania and Vanderbilt University psychology study, researchers at these universities and Northwestern University have reported the first placebo-controlled ...
Tue 15 Dec 09 from RedOrbit
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