Citation

Dubicka B, Cole-King A, Reynolds S, Ramchandani P. BMJ 2016; 352: i911.

Affiliation

Imperial College London, London, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/bmj.i911

PMID

26883639

Abstract

We have concerns about the editorial process involved in the publication of Sharma and colleagues’ article.1 The article is fundamentally flawed in presentation and logic, and the results were further misrepresented by The BMJ press release. The BMJ is highly regarded and anything it publishes will probably be taken as fact by journalists and the public. It is therefore crucial that The BMJ operates with the highest levels of peer review scrutiny and editorial comment.

Depression in young people is underdiagnosed and undertreated.2 Parents often feel conflicted or guilty. Suicide is a highly emotional topic and the claim that antidepressants increase suicide in young people is likely to …

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