Suicide Rises in Youth; Antidepressant Debate Looms

Suicide Rises in Youth; Antidepressant Debate Looms
posted by kmarshall 316 days 6 hours 49 minutes ago

In a finding that is likely to revive a debate of many years about the safety of drugs prescribed for depression, health officials reported yesterday that the rate of suicide in Americans ages 10 to 24 increased 8 percent from 2003 to 2004, the largest jump in more than 15 years.

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