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Prozac Nation: Revisited
Broadcast starting week of March 26, 2008
This week on The Infinite Mind, “Prozac Nation: Revisited.”
In the wake of new high-profile violent acts by people taking anti-depressant medications, including the recent Northern Illinois University shootings, and new research on antidepressant medications and their possible link to "suicidality," we look at the science on the connection between antidepressants and violent behavior. Is there a link between antidepressants and suicide? The answer may surprise you.
Joining us are Nada Stotland, president-elect of the American Psychiatric Association; Peter Pitts, a former FDA official who participated in the administration’s labeling of antidepressants as dangerous; and Andrew Leuchter, Director of the Laboratory of Brain, Behavior, and Pharmacology and Senior Research Scientist at UCLA, who has studied how press coverage and public alarm about antidepressants affects the nation’s health and willingness to be treated for real, life threatening illnesses.
For more on the research regarding antidepressants, suicidality and violence, review the following links:
Tabloid Medicine, The Washington Times, by Peter Pitts and Robert Goldberg
State Survey Finds FDA “Black Box” Warning Correlates with Curtailed Antidepressant Prescriptions
Drops in SSRI Prescription Rates May Coincide with Increases in Youth Suicides
Youth Suicides on Rise—Question Is Why?
U.S. Youth Suicide Rates Lower in Counties with High SSRI Use
New NIMH Research Strives to Understand How Antidepressants May Be Associated with Suicidal Thoughts and Actions
Benefits of Antidepressants May Outweigh Risks for Kids
Seriously Depressed Teens Respond to Combined Therapy
Three New Studies Add Important Facts to Debate About Antidepressant Drug Treatments and Teen Suicide RiskBlinded By Science: How 'Balanced' Coverage Lets the Scientific Fringe Hijack Reality
Journalism 2.0 on Science 2.0: How the Web is Shaping the Next-Generation Reporting
