New Reports Claim U.S. Teen Suicide Rates Increase after Drop in SSRI Use
Thursday, September 6th, 2007
A new study funded by the federal government and Pfizer shows that heavy warnings in 2003 about the possibility of antidepressants (SSRIs: Zoloft, Paxil, Prozac, etc…) increasing suicidal behavior among teens coincides with an increase in suicides among adolescents between 2003-2004. The 2003 warnings may have had a ripple effect on adult drug treatment for depression as well, which have declined significantly according to a new report. This report, however, does not mention that there has been an increase in the use of antipsychotic drugs among the U.S. pediatric population.
