A review of clinical study reports compiled by drug companies also suggests that risks may have been under-reported. Clinical study reports usually have more detail than the summaries of published trial results.
Researchers analysed 70 studies which looked at five antidepressants.
They looked specifically at the reports of deaths, suicides, suicidal thinking or suicide attempts, aggression, and a type of extreme restlessness called akathisia.
The results showed that children taking antidepressants had a higher chance of suicidal thoughts or suicide attempts, and of aggression. None of the children in the studied died. Adults in the studies did not have an increased risk of these problems.
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