World of Psychology

House Panel To Probe FDA, Antidepressants

By John M Grohol PsyD
April 19, 2004

A House committee says it will investigate whether the Food and Drug Administration fully disclosed the disagreement among its scientists about whether antidepressants might be linked to suicide in children.

The FDA insists it is not clear whether the drugs have any link to suicidal behavior by children or teenagers, noting that depression itself can lead to suicide. An extensive agency investigation is under way; results are due this summer.


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