Monday, March 19, 2007
Suicides on Rise
By Angela Asche
According to a recent article by Jim Rosack, Impact of FDA Warning Questioned in Suicide Rise, in Psychiatric News published March 2, 2007, the number of child and youth suicides under the age of 20, have dramatically increased from 2003 to 2004. Experts are questioning whether or not this increase is the result of a decline in antidepressant drug prescriptions due to a 2003 media frenzy concerning a series of FDA advisory committee meetings and congressional hearings regarding data possibly linking antidepressant medication with an increased risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors compared with placebo.
It’s revolting to find that our youth have lost their natural ability to conquer their own problems, and have become dependent upon drugs to make them feel good. Whatever happened to the good ol’ days when human beings knew how to suffer in order to build their tolerance and overcome hardships? How did they do it? They sure didn’t take antidepressants to get their jollies. I have family members and friends who feel the solution to any, if not all, of their problems is to find the latest and greatest anti-depressant medication. Whether it may be an abusive boyfriend that’s making them unhappy or a broken fingernail, an unfortunate amount of people lack the natural endurance to “get over it” and move on.
Not to say that nobody can benefit from these drugs. But should everybody? Shouldn’t drugs be the final stage in treatment, with extensive evaluation being the first and most thorough? Where do psychologists draw the line when prescribing these drugs? I have been acquainted with numerous people who have used anti-depressants.
Most of them took them after break ups with boyfriends. I was shocked at how successful they were in obtaining the drugs. One of them actually was suggested anti-depressants, but refused to take them.
Perhaps it’s a result of the over-eager psychiatrists to get the patient out of the office or because this generation just lacks the resources to get good service, but I’m sure the latter is highly unlikely.
Maybe instead of pointing the finger at the lack of prescribed medications being the cause of increased suicide rates, researchers can look into more valuable methods of preventing such an action by spending more time in the office evaluating and then using drugs as a last resort.
According to a recent article by Jim Rosack, Impact of FDA Warning Questioned in Suicide Rise, in Psychiatric News published March 2, 2007, the number of child and youth suicides under the age of 20, have dramatically increased from 2003 to 2004. Experts are questioning whether or not this increase is the result of a decline in antidepressant drug prescriptions due to a 2003 media frenzy concerning a series of FDA advisory committee meetings and congressional hearings regarding data possibly linking antidepressant medication with an increased risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors compared with placebo.
It’s revolting to find that our youth have lost their natural ability to conquer their own problems, and have become dependent upon drugs to make them feel good. Whatever happened to the good ol’ days when human beings knew how to suffer in order to build their tolerance and overcome hardships? How did they do it? They sure didn’t take antidepressants to get their jollies. I have family members and friends who feel the solution to any, if not all, of their problems is to find the latest and greatest anti-depressant medication. Whether it may be an abusive boyfriend that’s making them unhappy or a broken fingernail, an unfortunate amount of people lack the natural endurance to “get over it” and move on.
Not to say that nobody can benefit from these drugs. But should everybody? Shouldn’t drugs be the final stage in treatment, with extensive evaluation being the first and most thorough? Where do psychologists draw the line when prescribing these drugs? I have been acquainted with numerous people who have used anti-depressants.
Most of them took them after break ups with boyfriends. I was shocked at how successful they were in obtaining the drugs. One of them actually was suggested anti-depressants, but refused to take them.
Perhaps it’s a result of the over-eager psychiatrists to get the patient out of the office or because this generation just lacks the resources to get good service, but I’m sure the latter is highly unlikely.
Maybe instead of pointing the finger at the lack of prescribed medications being the cause of increased suicide rates, researchers can look into more valuable methods of preventing such an action by spending more time in the office evaluating and then using drugs as a last resort.
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