Antidepressants and suicide: it's complicated

The major depressive disorder is one of the most common mental health problems in Spain. It is a disease that greatly impairs people's life and well-being, even increasing the chances of having other potentially serious pathologies.In many cases, treatment, although not limited to it, goes through the use of antidepressant drugs. While it is true that they help to produce important improvements in many people, it is also true that there are many…

More than one in ten Swedes are on antidepressant medication. The tablets can turn darkness into light and prevent suicide. But there is criticism that they are printed too frivolously and that they can be difficult to trot out. For nurse Johanna, it was tougher than she could have imagined.

DEBATE: Drug manufacturers are not particularly interested in facilitating the controlled tapering and discontinuation of antidepressants.

Taking a medicine to get better... and discover that it could present unsuspecting risks. This is the paradox raised by a recent Danish study, presented at the 2025 congress of the European Cardiology Society. Antidepressants, consumed by millions of French, are associated with an increase in the risk of sudden death from cardiac origin. What is sudden death? Sudden death is a brutal death, occurring in a few hours, or even minutes, after the on…

Antidepressants and suicide: it's complicated

Rina Dutta and Alina Cuhraja summarise a network meta-analysis on antidepressants, suicidal ideation and suicidal behaviours, which suggests that SSRIs may reduce suicidal ideation in the short-term, but this is not sustained even to week 8 of treatment. The post Antidepressants and suicide – it’s complicated… appeared first on National Elf Service.