Modeling of the Temporal Patterns of Fluoxetine Prescriptions and Suicide Rates in the United States (original) (raw)
Figure 1
Age-Adjusted Suicide Rates at the Population Level
(A) Age-adjusted suicide rates (per 100,000) for the total population from 1960 to 2002 and fluoxetine prescribed numbers (in millions) from 1988 to 2002
(B) Age-adjusted suicide rate predictions for the total population. The solid lines trace out the posterior median model predictions and the dashed lines depict the 95% Bayesian credible intervals. The top red line depicts the predicted suicide rates without fluoxetine and the bottom black line represents the actual rates with fluoxetine.
(C) This figure demonstrates the linear relationship between suicide rates and fluoxetine prescription numbers.