Citation

Fawcett JA, Baldessarini RJ, Coryell WH, Silverman MM, Stein DJ. J. Clin. Psychiatry 2009; 70(10): e38.

Affiliation

University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Physicians Postgraduate Press)

DOI

10.4088/JCP.8145tx1c

PMID

19906337

Abstract

The US Food and Drug Administration warnings that psychotropic medications may increase the risk of suicidality have generated concern about prescribing these agents to patients with psychiatric disorders, many of whom are already at increased risk for suicide. To effectively prevent suicidal behaviors and suicide in clinical practice, clinicians must understand the dangers and benefits associated with psychotropic medications. In addition, they must learn how to identify and manage suicidal risk during treatment.

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