Citation

Wise J. BMJ 2016; 352: i545.

Affiliation

London.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/bmj.i545

PMID

26821942

Abstract

Doctors should avoid prescribing antidepressants to children and teenagers wherever possible because they are associated with a doubling in the risk of aggression and suicide, Danish researchers have concluded in The BMJ. They recommend considering alternative treatments such as exercise or psychotherapy.

The researchers carried out a systematic review and meta-analysis of 70 trials with 18 526 patients. The trials examined the use of five of the most commonly prescribed antidepressants: duloxetine; fluoxetine; paroxetine; sertraline, and venlafaxine.

They included in their study only double blind placebo …

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