Posted by linkadge on May 9, 2006, at 17:11:01
In reply to Re: Statistical question on SSRIs - Psychobabble says, posted by linkadge on May 9, 2006, at 17:00:23
It was just from the post above.
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20060504/msgs/641794.html
I guess what I am saying is that it is nonsensicle to say that the very modest decrease in suicides recently is directly related to the increasing use of SSRI medications.
The reasons people kill themselves is based on too many variables to account for. To make an obersvation like that is just an observation. Weren't suicide rates lowest in this century during WWII, before SSRIs? Its all just a trend.
If rates continued to drop consisntanty (which they won't) then we might be on to something.
If anything, the drop is related to an increased awareness of the disorder, ie message boards like this.
This board stopped me from off-ing myself from an acute suicidal reaction to zoloft.
Linkadge
poster:linkadge
thread:640557
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20060504/msgs/641880.html