This is a blog for the Mental Health Policy Class at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work.

April 10, 2008

Antidepressants and suicide

A health warning meant to alert doctors about the potential risks of prescribing antidepressants to youth may have actually triggered a significant rise in suicides among Canadians under age 18, a new study has found. The findings, published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, are adding new fuel to an already heated controversy about whether certain antidepressants may pose a risk to Canadians, particularly teens and children, or if the drugs help reduce suicide rates.

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