Since 2003, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has advised that antidepressants could be linked tosuicidalthoughts and behaviors in young people. The FDA required that a Black Box warning be placed on antidepressants in 2005, notifying doctors of this possible effect in kids younger than 18....
Let's talk aboutthe back story of antidepressantsand where this boxed warning came from. In 1987, Prozac was the first selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) approved. In 1987, it was considered the wonder drug. It was different from TCAs because it didn't have as many si...
OBJECTIVE: Prior research evaluated various effects of the 2004 black-box warning by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the risk of suicidality among children associated with use of antidepressants, but the warning's effect on dosing of antidepressants has not been ev...