Posted by SLS on July 21, 2005, at 20:09:37
In reply to Re: Bad (but expected) news about ADs, posted by linkadge on July 20, 2005, at 20:19:09
> ADs have reduced the rate of adolescent suicide, despite the fact that they have produced suicide in a small percentage.
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> Just because certain youths don't commuit suicide on the drugs doesn't mean that the drugs prevented suicide. Many times people just get better.At what rate? How does this rate of spontaneous remission compare with the observered rates of suicide prevention that these drugs demonstrate?
Antidepressant Medications for Children and Adolescents: Information for Parents and Caregivers
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/antidepressant_child.cfm
- Scott
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