News coverage of FDA warnings on pediatric antidepressant use and suicidality

Pediatrics

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 88-95

  Barry, Colleen L ^a   Busch, Susan H ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Food and drug administration; News media; Pediatric depression

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE;

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SUICIDE; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CHILD; DEPRESSION; DRUG LABELING; DRUG TOXICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; NEWSPAPERS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 74049096255     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-0792     Document Type: Article

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