Posted by SLS on July 19, 2008, at 5:32:21
In reply to Re: Want to stop meds ... should I?, posted by linkadge on July 18, 2008, at 23:25:47
The rise in the suicide rates from 1950-1970 are, of course, not because of treatment. I believe it is the result of an increase in psychosocial stress and socioeconomic factors during this time period.
Start looking at the suicide rates starting for the decade 1980-1990. Prozac made its appearance in late 1987. The public hype surrounding Prozac fostered an increase in the numbers of people treated for depression, but still mostly for women. The rate comes down further still as men become brave enough to seek treatment.
The chart makes perfect sense in describing the reduction in suicide rates since the advent of the SSRIs and the social acceptance of seeking treatment for depression.
- Scott
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