The New York Times reports that the findings of a study published last week in the American Journal of Psychiatry, which links a drop in the use of specific serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs, e.g. Prozac) to an increase in the numbers of teenage suicide, are being disputed.
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Confusion over SSRIs and suicide
Category: Links • Psychiatry
Posted on: September 14, 2007 1:05 PM, by Mo
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