Posted by SLS on May 5, 2010, at 22:07:50
In reply to Re: Lou's reply-rolthedyce, posted by chujoe on May 5, 2010, at 21:12:10
> Isn't it pretty well established that there is a psychological (as opposed to strictly biological) propensity for suicide to occur once a depressed person has begun to feel better?
I believe this to be true. However, I am also convinced that some people can be made to feel worse by an antidepressant drug such that they become suicidal. Perhaps it will be ascertained in the future just what are the rates of occurrences of these two phenomena. It is important for doctors and patients to be aware of both scenarios and to monitor closely for their emergences early in treatment. I have yet to have a doctor tell me that there is a possibility that I will feel worse and to notify him should this occur upon initiating treatment with an antidepressant.
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