Open AccessIncreased Use of Antidepressants in Women Decreases Suicides in Men
Author(s) -
Raimo K. R. Salokangas,
Jouko K. Salminen,
Jan Korpelainen,
Hans Helenius,
Jyrki Korkeila
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the primary care companion for cns disorders (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.328
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 2155-7772
pISSN - 2155-7780
DOI - 10.4088/pcc.11m01256
Subject(s) - poisson regression , antidepressant , medical prescription , medicine , depression (economics) , psychiatry , population , poison control , suicide rates , demography , suicide prevention , medical emergency , pharmacology , anxiety , environmental health , sociology , economics , macroeconomics
The suicide rate has decreased in many countries, while the use of antidepressants has increased. In our previous study, the decrease in suicide rate between 1994 and 2001 was greater in men than in women, but the increase in use of antidepressants was greater in women than in men. We hypothesized that the increase in the use of antidepressants in women associates with the decrease in suicide rate in men.