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Description: US Food and Drug Administration study seems to confirm suspicions that antidepressant drugs may increase the risk of suicidal behavior in children and teens. Study re-examined nine different antidepressants, finding that young people were more likely to harm themselves on these drugs than on placebos. [3:39 streaming audio broadcast]
(August 20, 2004)
FDA Study Links Antidepressants, Teen Suicide : NPR FDA Study Links Antidepressants, Teen Suicide The Food and Drug Administration releases a long-awaited analysis of the possible risks posed by antidepressants to children and teens. The study comes on the heels of a report published earlier this week that showed Prozac can help alleviate depression in adolescents, but also raises the risk of suicidal behaviors.
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| Description: | A Food and Drug Administration study seems to confirm suspicions that antidepressant drugs may increase the risk of suicidal behavior in children and teens. The FDA re-examined nine different antidepressants. It found that young people given the drugs were more likely to harm themselves than those who took placebos. NPR's David Baron reports. |
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