BOSTON, April 30 (UPI) -- High doses of antidepressants -- selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors such as Prozac or Zoloft -- may be linked to increased risk of suicidal behavior in youth.
Dr. Matthew Miller of the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston and colleagues, analyzed data from 162,625 people ages 10 to 64 with depression who started antidepressant treatment with an SSRI at the most prescribed doses or at higher than average doses from 1998 to 2010.