Sunday 25 July 2010

Major US research into the effect of clozapine on the suicide rate

According to the paper in the previous blog post below this paper is
why the FDA approved the use of clozapine in the US for the treatment of
self-aggression suicidality in schizophrenia.

Clozapine Treatment for Suicidality in Schizophrenia
International Suicide Prevention Trial (InterSePT)
Meltzer, H. et al.
Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2003;60:82-91.
http://archpsyc.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/60/1/82?ijkey=5290613f22a2626ab1c95b6e19c3022a1a800280&keytype2=tf_ipsecsha

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