Reports of antidepressant harms likely confounded: study

Researchers question links with pregnancy harms and suicide
Reuters Health Staff writer
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Adverse health outcomes associated with antidepressant use may be exaggerated and not supported by evidence, according to the authors of a systematic review.

“No absolute contraindication” emerged in the study, the researchers say, after their finding that reported associations are likely subject to confounding by indication.