Antidepressants cut risk of hospital readmission for suicidal youth, study suggests
Thursday, December 17, 2009 - 21:21
in Health & Medicine
Suicidal adolescents who were prescribed an antidepressant medication during inpatient psychiatric hospital treatment were 85 percent less likely than others to be readmitted within a month after discharge, a new study found. The results provide additional evidence that antidepressants may play a key role in helping improve the mental health of suicidal youth.