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Senator Asks How Many Troops Are on Antidepressants
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Senator Asks How Many Troops Are on Antidepressants
Posted to WSJ.com: Health Blog on 12 Nov 2009
For people in their late teens and early 20s, taking an antidepressant may actually increase the risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors, at least during initial treatment. So it’s important that those patients are carefully monitored. Citing the rising number of suicides among active-duty soldie...
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Senator Wants Pentagon To Account For Troop Anti-Depressant Use, Suicide Link
Posted to Furious Seasons on 12 Nov 2009
Maryland Senator Ben Cardin (D-Maryland) today sent a letter to the Department of Defense seeking information how many anti-depressants are being prescribed to troops in-theatre (ie, not at home) and effectively questioned whether the record-high rate of suicide in the military might not be tied ...
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