Antidepresivos y suicidio en menores de 25 años.

US Food and Drug Administration researchers have found that people under 25 taking antidepressants are more than twice as likely to experience suicidal thoughts and behaviour than those on placebo.

The analysis of 372 clinical trials of almost 100,000 people observed there was an age dependent risk of suicide linked to taking antidepressants – those under 25 had an increased risk of suicidal behaviour, those between the ages of 25 and 64 were possibly “protected” from suicidal ideation, while those over 65 had a reduced risk of suicidality.

Of the 99,231 patients reviewed, eight committed suicide, 134 attempted suicide, 10 made preparations but did not attempt suicide, and 378 thought about committing suicide but did not go any further.

The findings, published in the British Medical Journal, reinforce the view that adolescents and young people have an increased risk of suicide when taking these medications.

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