The use of the General Practice Research Database (GPRD) to examine potential links between antidepressant medication and the incidence of suicide

Drug Information Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 785-792

  Donovan, Stuart ^a   Clin, Dip ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Depression; Overdose; Suicide

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CARBON MONOXIDE; CITALOPRAM; CLOMIPRAMINE; DOSULEPIN; DOXEPIN; FLUOXETINE; FLUPENTIXOL; FLUVOXAMINE; IMIPRAMINE; ISOCARBOXAZID; LITHIUM; LOFEPRAMINE; MIANSERIN; MOCLOBEMIDE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; NEFAZODONE; PAROXETINE; PHENELZINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; TRANYLCYPROMINE; TRAZODONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; TRIMIPRAMINE; VENLAFAXINE;

ARTICLE; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; DATA BASE; DEPRESSION; DRUG OVERDOSE; EXHAUST GAS; FATALITY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0029791405     PISSN: 00928615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009286159603000322     Document Type: Article

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