Tuesday, April 05, 2005

SSRI Data Continue To Confound Researchers  Psychiatric News story - "If the latest round of studies on whether a link exists between SSRIs and suicide is any indication, a definitive conclusion is still a long way off. It's been a turbulent year for antidepressants—especially the serotonin reuptake inhibitors—with intense interest in the quest for the answer to one seemingly straightforward question: do the drugs' benefits outweigh their risks? As a recent series of studies clearly demonstrated, even after nearly two years of analysis of clinical trials data by researchers and regulators across the globe, the answer remains elusive..."