Excess Serotonin Receptors May Explain Why Antidepressants Don’t Work for Some Patients Mood DisordersBy Promises Behavioral HealthJanuary 18, 2010An excess of one type of serotonin receptor in the center of the brain may explain why antidepressants fail to relieve symptoms of depression for 50 percent of patients, a new study from researchers at Columbia University Medical Center shows. The study is the first to find a causal link between receptor number and antidepressant…
