Do SSRIs cause suicide in children? The evidence is underwhelming

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 235-241

  Bostwick, John Michael ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Children and adolescents; Pharmaceutical trials; Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs); Suicidality

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG USE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; META ANALYSIS; PARENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCRIPTION; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; REVIEW; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CHILD; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SUICIDE;

EID: 32644432670     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20226     Document Type: Review

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