Experts Urge Close Eye On Depression Drugs
Shauna Murphy thinks it’s a smart idea to put warning labels on antidepressants. She has good reason. Nine years ago, at age 10, she was put on a particular brand of the medication and, shortly after, tried to kill herself.
It’s the kind of outcome that has prompted the Food and Drug Administration to begin work on writing “black box” warnings — the strongest caution possible — for young people who take antidepressants. Some parents have already taken their children off the drugs.
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Grohol, J. (2004). Experts Urge Close Eye On Depression Drugs. Psych Central. Retrieved on February 14, 2012, from http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2004/10/13/experts-urge-close-eye-on-depression-drugs/
Grohol, J. (2004). Experts Urge Close Eye On Depression Drugs. Psych Central. Retrieved on February 14, 2012, from http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2004/10/13/experts-urge-close-eye-on-depression-drugs/
