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Friday, May 02, 2008

Canadians Find Link Between Suicides and Warnings on Antidepressants

Yet another university study links a drop in the use of antidepressant medications to an increase in teen suicides. This time, Canadian scientists at the University of Manitoba found that teen suicides climbed 25% after the appearance of new warnings against the use of such drugs among teens and children.

"We are concerned that the way things are communicated may have unintended consequences," said psychiatrist Dr. Laurence Katz, whose study appears in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

He also pointed to another Canadian study, this one from Kinank Child and Family Services that revealed that 38% of parents are too embarrassed to admit that their teen may need treatment for anxiety or depression.

Labels: anti-depression_medications, mental_health, suicide

posted by ByParents-forParents at 2:39 PM

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