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Antidepressants linked to lower child suicide rates

UIC researchers report an inverse relationship between antidepressant prescriptions and the rates of suicide in children and adolescents, a finding that contradicts the Food and Drug Administration's "black box" warning for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor medications, also known as SSRI drugs.

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