As I understand it, the incresed risk of suicidal behavior is, at least in part, due to the manner in which the medication affects energy levels vs. cognitive factors... so that as a patient "improves" there may be a time when they are more at risk: they have continued to have suicidal thoughts, but now have the energy level to act on those thoughts. Thoughts?
Carol Stonecipher National Park Community College Hot Springs, Arkansas [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: David Epstein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 9:37 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: Re: Politics creeps into science again? On Fri, 16 Apr 2004, Beth Benoit went: > But wasn't the comparison between children who are depressed taking > antidepressants vs. children taking a placebo, and not just children > who are depressed vs. children who aren't depressed? Obviously, the > second comparison would be flawed. > > That does change the way you'd look at the data. That's correct. From the _NY Times_ story: --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
