Suicide, depression, and antidepressants

Editorial

Andrea Cipriani et al. BMJ. 2005.

. 2005 Feb 19;330(7488):373-4.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7488.373.

No abstract available

Comment in

Do selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors cause suicide? Data seem to be incorrect.
Mitchell AJ. Mitchell AJ. BMJ. 2005 May 14;330(7500):1149-50; author reply 1150. doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1149-b. BMJ. 2005. PMID: 15891237 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Do selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors cause suicide? Let's keep it in perspective.
Sakinofsky I, Streiner DL. Sakinofsky I, et al. BMJ. 2005 May 14;330(7500):1149; author reply 1150. doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1149-a. BMJ. 2005. PMID: 15891238 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Do selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors cause suicide? Suicide rate of 15% in editorial is misleading.
Raven MK. Raven MK. BMJ. 2005 May 14;330(7500):1150; author reply 1150. doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1150-a. BMJ. 2005. PMID: 15891240 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Do selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors cause suicide? Antidepressant prescribing to children and adolescents by GPs has fallen since CSM advice.
Murray ML, Wong IC, Thompson M. Murray ML, et al. BMJ. 2005 May 14;330(7500):1151. doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1151. BMJ. 2005. PMID: 15891243 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and suicide in adults: meta-analysis of drug company data from placebo controlled, randomised controlled trials submitted to the MHRA's safety review.
Gunnell D, Saperia J, Ashby D. Gunnell D, et al. BMJ. 2005 Feb 19;330(7488):385. doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7488.385. BMJ. 2005. PMID: 15718537 Free PMC article.
Antidepressant treatment and the risk of fatal and non-fatal self harm in first episode depression: nested case-control study.
Martinez C, Rietbrock S, Wise L, Ashby D, Chick J, Moseley J, Evans S, Gunnell D. Martinez C, et al. BMJ. 2005 Feb 19;330(7488):389. doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7488.389. BMJ. 2005. PMID: 15718538 Free PMC article.
Association between suicide attempts and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors: systematic review of randomised controlled trials.
Fergusson D, Doucette S, Glass KC, Shapiro S, Healy D, Hebert P, Hutton B. Fergusson D, et al. BMJ. 2005 Feb 19;330(7488):396. doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7488.396. BMJ. 2005. PMID: 15718539 Free PMC article.

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