Preliminary Report of the Task Force on SSRIs and Suicidal Behavior in Youth

January 21, 2004 Preliminary Report of the Task Force on SSRIs and Suicidal Behavior in Youth This is the Executive Summary of a Task Force report by the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) which evaluated the safety and efficacy of SSRI1 antidepressants for depressed youth under 18 years. The report was undertaken after regulatory agencies in the United States and United Kingdom voiced concerns in 2003 about the possibility that treatment of depression in children and adolescents with SSRIs may increase the risk of suicidal thinking or suicide attempts. The ACNP Task Force emphasizes that its findings and recommendations are . . .