Do antiepileptic drugs cause suicidal behavior?
Neurology current issue
In this issue of Neurology®, Pugh et al.1 present data to support the hypothesis that antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are used in response to suicide-related behaviors (SRBs) associated with pain and psychiatric illness, rather being a cause of SRBs. Further, they point out that these conditions are inherently associated with increased suicidal behaviors, and therefore confound assessment of the causal relationship of AEDs to SRB.2
Original Article: http://www.neurology.org/cgi/content/short/81/22/1889?rss=1
No comments:
Post a Comment