Antidepressants Trigger Suicide Impulses in Teens.

ANTIDEPRESSANTS; DRUG labeling; UNITED States. Food & Drug Administration; SUICIDE prevention; PLACEBOS; PINE, Daniel; NATIONAL Institute of Mental Health (U.S.)

Deals with the ruling of the U.S. Department of Food & Drug Administration that antidepressants must have a black box label to prevent suicidal behavior in children and teenagers. Findings of a study on suicidal behavior of children taking Paxil drug as compared to placebo; Comments from Daniel Pine of the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health on the disadvantage of the warning.