Oxford study reveals how prozac rewires social decisions in healthy youth

NCT ID NCT07456501

First seen Mar 07, 2026 · Last updated Apr 28, 2026 · Updated 7 times

Summary

This study looks at how the antidepressant fluoxetine (Prozac) influences social thinking and decision-making in 80 healthy young people aged 18-24. Participants take either fluoxetine or a placebo for a week and complete tasks on emotion recognition, reward learning, and social rejection. The goal is to understand how SSRIs work in the adolescent brain to improve treatment for depression.

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  • University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry

    Oxford, OX3 7JX, United Kingdom

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