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    Antidepressant prescribing prior to suicide: Role of doctors

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    https://rde.dspace-express.com/handle/11287/622187
    Author
    Boer, Harm
    Booth, Nick
    Russell, David
    Powell, Roy
    Briscoe, Martin
    Date
    1996-05-01
    Journal
    Psychiatric Bulletin
    Type
    Journal Article
    Publisher
    Cambridge University Press
    DOI
    10.1192/pb.20.5.282
    Rights
    Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1996
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    Abstract
    The pharmacological treatment of depression and the time elapsed since last seen by a doctor were investigated among 507 adults who subsequently killed themselves. The proportion of people consulting a general practitioner or psychiatrist prior to suicide was lower than reported by the British government in the Health of the Nation document. General practitioners prescribed relatively low doses of antidepressants. Nineteen out of the 115 people receiving antidepressants used the drugs to kill themselves. Our findings emphasise the importance of prescribing adequate doses of antidepressants and underline the need for safer prescribing.
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