Antidepressants and suicide prevention: an individual-based prescription database study in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy
GIULIO CASTELPIETRA · ANDREA MORSANUTTO · PASCOLO-FABRICI, ELISABETTA · GORAN ISACSSON
Objective: To investigate the possible impact of the increased use of antidepressants on suicide rates in the Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia (FVG). Method: Individual-based data on antidepressants in FVG from 1997 to 2006 were obtained from the regional prescription database, and linked to data on suicide for...
- Italy
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