Suicide-related events in patients treated with antiepileptic drugs

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 363, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 542-551

  Arana, Alejandro ^a   Wentworth, Charles E ^c   Ayuso Mateos, José L ^b   Arellano, Felix M ^a,c  

^a Risk MR Pharmacovigilance Services   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

^c Risk MR   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; ETIRACETAM; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; LITHIUM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OXCARBAZEPINE; PREGABALIN; TIAGABINE; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; ZONISAMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEATH; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG USE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77955291604     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa0909801     Document Type: Article

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