Citation

Breggin PR. Ethical Hum. Psychol. Psychiatry 2010; 12(2): 111-121.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Springer Publishing Company)

DOI

10.1891/1559-4343.12.2.111

PMID

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Abstract

The newer antidepressants frequently cause suicide, violence, and manic-like symptoms of activation or overstimulation, presenting serious hazards to active-duty soldiers who carry weapons under stressful conditions. These antidepressant-induced symptoms of activation can mimic posttraumatic stress disorder and are likely to worsen this common disorder in soldiers, increasing the hazard when they are prescribed to military personnel. Antidepressants should not be prescribed to soldiers during or after deployment. © 2010 Springer Publishing Company.

Language: en

Keywords

human; Stress; Suicide; Violence; insomnia; depression; aggression; Military; anxiety; psychosis; Antidepressants; major depression; suicidal behavior; clinical trial; posttraumatic stress disorder; Mania; risk factor; child behavior; review; aggressiveness; antidepressant agent; amfebutamone; citalopram; fluoxetine; mirtazapine; nefazodone; paroxetine; serotonin uptake inhibitor; sertraline; venlafaxine; priority journal; hallucination; impulsiveness; anxiety disorder; sleep disorder; panic; drowsiness; delusion; hostility; placebo; drug industry; food and drug administration; soldier; trazodone; drug efficacy; akathisia; irritability; mania; side effect; fluvoxamine maleate; hypomania; apathy; escitalopram; agitation; obsessive compulsive disorder; diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders; Antidepressant adverse drug reactions