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Antidepressants and the Risk of Seizures
Author(s) -
Skowron Diane M.,
Stimmel Glen L.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
pharmacotherapy: the journal of human pharmacology and drug therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.227
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1875-9114
pISSN - 0277-0008
DOI - 10.1002/j.1875-9114.1992.tb02665.x
Subject(s) - medicine , epilepsy , psychiatry , relevance (law) , psychology , intensive care medicine , political science , law
As new antidepressants have been marketed, the issue of drug‐induced seizures has assumed new relevance. The risk of such seizures depends on at least three critical factors. Of most importance are an individual's predisposing factors that may increase the risk, followed by the amount and rate of dosage titration, and the relative epileptogenic potential of the particular drug.