TY - JOUR AU - O’Sullivan, K. AU - Boland, F. AU - Reulbach, U. AU - Motterlini, N. AU - Kelly, D. AU - Bennett, K. AU - Fahey, T. PY - 2015 DA - 2015/09/11 TI - Antidepressant prescribing in Irish children: secular trends and international comparison in the context of a safety warning JO - BMC Pediatrics SP - 119 VL - 15 IS - 1 AB - In 2003, the Irish Medicines Board (IMB) warned against the treatment of childhood depression with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) due to increased risk of suicide. This study examined the effect of this warning on the prevalence of anti-depressants in Irish children and compared age and gender trends and international comparisons of prescription rates. SN - 1471-2431 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-015-0436-2 DO - 10.1186/s12887-015-0436-2 ID - O’Sullivan2015 ER -