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. 1994:70 Suppl 2:S9-12; discussion S12-3.
Antidepressants and overdoses
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Antidepressants and overdoses
Postgrad Med J.
1994.
Abstract
A review of the problems connected with antidepressant overdosage shows that the tricyclic drugs are associated with a high morbidity and mortality. Any strategy for suicide reduction must include a policy for prescribing drugs with a lower overdose mortality.
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