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New workplace research draws on the roles of dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, and endorphins to explain how recognition, gratitude, connection, and fun can boost team culture. The findings build on a 2019 Oxford University study that found employees were 13% more productive when happier, prompting companies to expand benefits and flexible work options.
A body of new research, including work from NHS psychiatry fellow Mark Horowitz, shows that withdrawal from long-term SSRI use is more common and severe than doctors previously acknowledged. Horowitz's own decade-long use of escitalopram ended in panic attacks, dizziness and disorientation when he tried to stop, prompting him to return to the drug purely to escape the withdrawal effects. This evidence is now prompting medical bodies to reconsider guidance on tapering and discontinuing antidepressants.
Researchers acknowledge that although SSRIs remain among the world's most widely prescribed medications, the precise biological mechanism by which they relieve depression is still not understood. The debate intensified after US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed the drugs are overprescribed and carry withdrawal risks comparable to heroin, sparking pushback from some clinicians while others said he raised a legitimate concern.