I want to applaud the Journal for having the courage to publish the article on SSRI drugs. |
This is the most robust treatment response for a SSRI in a melancholic population. |
It is also important to contextualize how many cases of autism could be accounted for if a causal link to SSRI proved true. |
While TCAs were the most prescribed psychotropic in 1988, by 1994, SSRI prescriptions nearly reached their numbers. |
The SSRI class includes citalopram, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, paroxetine, and sertraline. |
Clinicians may then wonder why we are seeing an increasing number of reports of potential adverse outcomes associated with SSRI treatment during pregnancy. |