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SSRIs up. Suicides down.
05.02.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on SSRIs up. Suicides down.

A new study shows a very interesting correlation between national SSRI use—SSRIs are Prozac and its kin—and the national suicide rate. Since 2000, SSRI rates have gone up 12%; suicide rates have declined 5%. (Sorry, no link. Atlantic Monthly isn’t link friendly.)