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Antidepressants and Suicide: Weighing the Risks

Studies show that there are substantial benefits from the medications used to treat adolescents with moderate and severe depression, including those with suicidal thoughts. However, all treatments can be associated with side effects. A careful weighing of the risks and benefits, with appropriate monitoring to help reduce these risks, is the best that can be currently recommended.
 
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Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD;