In the LA Times article entitled "After drug scare, no easy answers for depressed kids" the author address the question of whether SSRI anti-depressants can be linked to teen suicide. Recently the FDA voted to order a black box warning, a high level alert, for anti-depressants like Prozac stating that studies have shown an increase in suicidal behavior in children under 18 taking the drug. The warning comes following reports of children taking SSRI anti-depressants committing suicide after showing improvement from the treatment. In most cases the children are described as becoming irritable and aggressive after showing improvement over a period of weeks. Soon after the child attempts or succeeds in commit suicide, causing parents to question whether the drug is at fault. The article states that after the new warning doctors are becoming more cautious when prescribing anti-depressants to children, causing a 10% decrease in prescriptions being written for those under 18. This is......
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