Posted by Elayne on April 17, 2002, at 3:26:39
In reply to Suicide:the Research and Facts(sensitive material), posted by jay on April 14, 2002, at 2:25:08
Jay, I just posted a response above (I'm too computer clutzy to figure out how to paste or link so will ask you to check it out if you care to.)
As for meds with anti-suicide effects, the only one I know of is lithium. I've seen lots of studies showing that lithium reduces suicides in a unique way and no one seems to really know why that is and why the same thing can't be said of other mood stabilizers or antidepressants.
Do you really think public health efforts to prevent suicide can have the opposite effect? That's a pretty depressing notion.
poster:Elayne
thread:22079
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20020411/msgs/22206.html