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Citation

Cho Y. Seishin Shinkeigaku Zasshi 2012; 114(7): 784-788.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, Teikyo University Mizonokuchi Hospital.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Nihon Seishin Shinkei Gakkai)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

22897025

Abstract

It is assumed that discontinuation of treatment for depression may increase the risk of suicide. A population-based register study in Denmark did not find a lower risk among people over age 50 who followed treatment in comparison with those who discontinued treatment with antidepressants at an early stage. This result, however, does not allow us to think superficially that early discontinuation of treatment does not increase the risk of suicide. It is because the study has limitations without information of such as psychiatric diagnoses, severity of the depressed state, and reasons of discontinuation. It is safe for clinicians to aim at preventing discontinuation of treatment. Particularly, in Japan and South Korea where there is a sociocultural climate of tolerability for suicide, suicide can occur in milder depressed state and discontinuation of treatment should be taken more seriously than in Western countries.


Language: ja

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