The FDA “Black Box” Warning on Antidepressant Suicide Risk in Young Adults: More Harm Than Benefits?

The FDA “Black Box” Warning on Antidepressant Suicide Risk in Young Adults: More Harm Than Benefits?

The decision made in the year 2004 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to require a boxed warning on antidepressants regarding the risk of suicidality in young adults still represents a matter of controversy. The FDA warning was grounded on industry-sponsored trials carried one decade ago...

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Main Authors: Michele Fornaro, Annalisa Anastasia, Alessandro Valchera, Alessandro Carano, Laura Orsolini, Federica Vellante, Gabriella Rapini, Luigi Olivieri, Serena Di Natale, Giampaolo Perna, Giovanni Martinotti, Massimo Di Giannantonio, Domenico De Berardis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
FDA
antidepressant
suicide
“black box” warning
Major depression (MDD)
Bipolar Disorder
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00294/full

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