Antidepressants double suicide risk in young

(DAILYMAIL) — Young adults taking high-dose antidepressants such as Prozac and Seroxat have double the risk of suicidal behaviour, warn researchers.

A U.S. study of almost 162,000 found those aged 24 or younger were twice as likely to deliberately self-harm compared with youngsters taking standard doses of SSRI pills.

Older adults were not at higher risk of suicidal behaviour after starting to take antidepressants.

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