The increased use of antidepressants has contributed to the worldwide reduction in suicide rates

Numerous ecological studies have shown an inverse association between antidepressant use and suicide rates and a smaller number of individual-based studies have shown an association between current antidepressant use and reduced suicide risk. Such evidence is often cited in support of the notion tha...

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Published in:British journal of psychiatry 2010-06, Vol.196 (6), p.429-433
Main Authors: Isacsson, Göran, Rich, Charles L, Jureidini, Jon, Raven, Melissa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antidepressant drugs
Antidepressants
Antidepressive Agents - therapeutic use
Clinical trials
Depression
Depressive Disorder - drug therapy
Ecological studies
Humans
Hypotheses
Internationality
Mental depression
Psychiatry
Risk Factors
Suicide
Suicide - prevention & control
Suicide - statistics & numerical data
Suicides & suicide attempts
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Summary:Numerous ecological studies have shown an inverse association between antidepressant use and suicide rates and a smaller number of individual-based studies have shown an association between current antidepressant use and reduced suicide risk. Such evidence is often cited in support of the notion that antidepressants prevent suicide. However, more recently, the premises underlying this proposition, namely that suicide is caused by depression and that antidepressants relieve depression, have been challenged and the potential harm caused by antidepressants has been highlighted. In this article, Goran Isacsson and Charles Rich debate with Jon Jureidini and Melissa Raven the motion that the increased use of antidepressants has contributed to the worldwide reduction in suicide rates.
ISSN:0007-1250
1472-1465
DOI:10.1192/bjp.bp.109.076166