Artículo de revista
Do antidepressants really increase suicide rates in childhood and adolescence? Es efectivo que los antidepresivos aumentan el riesgo de suicidio?
Fecha
2007Registro en:
Revista Medica de Chile, Volumen 135, Issue 9, 2018, Pages 1195-1201
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07176163
Autor
Fierro Silva, Hernán Alejandro
Martínez, Juan Carlos
Institución
Resumen
The use of antidepressant in depressive illness results in a reduction of suicidal attempts and deaths due to suicide, conditions that are generally present in this disorder. Recently, the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) prohibited the use of antidepressants during childhood and adolescence. This decision was based on a supposed increase in suicidal thinking in these age groups. However, the evidence came from flawed clinical studies, some of them not even published, in which no significant differences were observed when compared to placebo. It is not possible to ascribe a direct responsibility to antidepressants, because depression, by definition, has suicidal ideation. On the contrary, the reduction of suicidal rates supports the effectiveness of these medications.