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Murder-Suicide In Ireland

19 07 2007

Ireland has experienced a string of murder-suicides of different types over the past 18-months.  The most recent of these events, which occurred Tuesday, prompted this Statement From The Irish Association Of Suicidology, as reported in Medical News Today.  In scanning the Irish Examiner today, I ran across this article advocating for funding psychological autopsies in the country.


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Two Large Studies Show Decline In Suicide Attempts With Antidepressant Treatment

11 07 2007

More data coming in to balance concerns created by the FDA black-box warning:

Two Large Studies Show Decline In Suicide Attempts With Antidepressant Treatment

Related posts:

Genetic Variations May Predispose Some Men To Suicidal Thoughts During Treatment For Depression

FDA ammends recommendation for antidepressant blackbox warning

Unintended consequences of antidepressant black box warning?


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