Antiepileptic drugs not linked to suicide among those with bipolar disorder
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 - 06:35
in Psychology & Sociology
Despite government warnings about an increased risk of suicidal thoughts and actions while taking antiepileptic drugs, these medications do not appear to be associated with increased risk of suicide attempts in individuals with bipolar disorder, and may have a possible protective effect, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals...