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Ottawa Warns of Suicide Risk For Teens On Anti-Depressants
Feb 4, 2004 | www.globeandmail.com
Mounting concerns over the safety of prescribing a new generation of anti-depressants to children and teenagers has prompted Health Canada to issue a...
FDA To Hear Views On Drugs' Suicide Link
Feb 2, 2004 | Boston Globe
After her 11-year-old son began taking the antidepressant Lexapro this summer, Yvette Prayor of Worcester found herself pacing the floors at night.As...
Debating The Risks of Giving Antidepressants To Children
Feb 2, 2004 | AP
Parents of children with depression must sort through an emotionally charged controversy in deciding on treatment: Do popular adult antidepressants...
Suits Claim Makers of Antidepressants Hid Risk of Kids' Use
Feb 1, 2004 | Cleveland Plain Dealer
Four years ago, Michelle Van Syckel was losing weight and having trouble adjusting to her new school. Doctors diagnosed the then- 14-year-old with...
A Suicide Side Effect?
Jan 4, 2004 | San Francisco Chronicle
For 16-year-old Angela Reich*, 2002 was a year of hell. First, the Palo Alto teenager was diagnosed with a rare form of highly aggressive cancer....
Antidepressants Harmful for Kids
Dec 15, 2003 | Ivanhoe Newswire
British drug regulators have recommended against the use of the majority of antidepressants in children younger than age 18.Members of the British...
British Officials Say Most Antidepressants Put Kids At Risk
Dec 12, 2003 | AP
British drug regulators warned Wednesday that common antidepressants other than Prozac should not be prescribed to children because of a risk that...
Warning On Antidepressants
Dec 11, 2003 | Washington Post
British health authorities warned doctors yesterday against prescribing most newer antidepressant drugs to children, saying the benefits of popular...
Doctors Alerted On Antidepressants, Children
Oct 28, 2003 | The Baltimore Sun
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration alerted doctors yesterday to a possible increased suicide risk among children and teen-agers taking several of...
Youth Suicide, Antidepressant Link Explored
Oct 28, 2003 | The Washington Post
Concerned about studies that showed antidepressant drugs may be leading some youths to suicidal activity, the Food and Drug Administration on Monday...
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