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Antidepressants and suicide: what is the balance of benefit and harm

David Gunnell et al. BMJ. 2004.

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Fig 1

Trends in suicide and undetermined death rates (England and Wales) and prescribing of antidepressants (United Kingdom) by age and sex

Fig 2

Trends in the number of antidepressant prescriptions issued 1980-2002, England

Comment in

• Antidepressants and suicide: rising prescription rate does not mean rising rate of new users.
  Aldred G, Healy D. Aldred G, et al. BMJ. 2004 Aug 21;329(7463):461; author reply 461-2. doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7463.461. BMJ. 2004. PMID: 15321922 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
• Antidepressants and suicide: risk of completed suicide is not the same as risk of deliberate self harm.
  Mitchell AJ. Mitchell AJ. BMJ. 2004 Aug 21;329(7463):461; author reply 461-2. doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7463.461-a. BMJ. 2004. PMID: 15321923 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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