Health News: Sedatives Suicide Risk

sedatives suicide risk Health News: Sedatives Suicide Risk

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“Sedative treatment was associated with an almost 14-fold increase of suicide risk in the crude analysis and remained an independent risk factor for suicide even after adjustment for the presence of mental disorders,” wrote Anders Carlsten. “Having a current prescription for a hypnotic was associated with a fourfold increase in suicide risk in the adjusted model.”

“Persons with these problems might be more likely to seek health care and perhaps more likely to receive prescriptions for psychotropic drugs. However, given the extremely high prescription rates for these drugs, a careful evaluation of the suicide risk should always precede prescribing a sedative or hypnotic to an elderly individual,” Carlsten said. Via

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