UK Telegraph: Antidepressant risks to adults and under 18's may have been seriously underestimated

[denem]

2. Correlation does not prove causation.

Keeping an open mind, it seems reasonable that more severely depressed people would be prescribed anti-depressants, compared those less obviously ill.

The patents on nearly every anti-depressant expired years ago, so there's not much money in it for Pharma: $10/90days. But there is unrelenting pressure on Family Doctors to get through as many consultations as possible. Important issues, like abuse at home, bullying at school, seldom get a a look in - issues very relevant to teens

Pharma has a shameful record. Pop a magic pill like Valium, left millions in wretched misery. The correlation between depression and suicide is iron clad, the independent impact of anti-depressants less so. No ethics board on earth would allow a double blind trial, so there is only anecdotal, and correlation evidence

Q: Doctor I lost my job, and the bank is foreclosing. A: Celexa 40mg a day. Q: Army PTSD? A: Seroquel. Suppose both successfully suicide. The failure of the healthcare system goes way beyond meds.