Human exposure to antidepressants in the United States has rapidly escalated in recent
years. Although millions of Americans therapeutically take this class of neuroactive drugs on …

Background Debate continues about antidepressants and suicide. However, there are few
recent nation‐wide data about antidepressant overdoses. The purpose of this study was to …

Introduction The safety of antidepressants following overdose is critical because of the high
risk of suicide attempts in depressed patients. This study was conducted to decrease the …

Background Seizures are uncommon, but serious, adverse effects of antidepressant drugs.
A better understanding of drug-related seizure risk, its predictors, and its neurophysiologic …

Context. S eizures during intoxications with pharmaceuticals are a well-known complication.
However, only a few studies report on drugs commonly involved and calculate the seizure …

Abstract Context/Objective This study investigates characteristics of suspected suicides and
nonfatal suicide attempts involving antidepressants among individuals 13 years and older …

A review of US poison center data for 2004 showed over 12,000 exposures to tricyclic
antidepressants (TCAs). A guideline that determines the conditions for emergency …

Seizures are a known, relatively rare, consequence of antidepressant treatment. Risk
estimates vary depending on the study, source of data and patient population, predisposed …

Cyclic antidepressant overdose involves a risk of generalized seizures and cardiovascular
disturbances. We have conducted a retrospective study to test the hypothesis of a …

Aim: To compare the clinical features of cyclic antidepressant and newer, non‐cyclic,
serotonin‐specific antidepressant poisoning. Methods: Comparitive, descriptive study of all …