International impacts of regulatory action to limit antidepressant prescribing on rates of suicide in young people

Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 579-588

  Wheeler, Benedict W ^a   Metcalfe, Chris ^a   Martin, Richard M ^a   Gunnell, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Regulation; SSRI; Suicide; Young people

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEREGULATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69049106652     PISSN: 10538569     EISSN: 10991557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pds.1753     Document Type: Article

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