A new study on antidepressants published in The BMJ has revealed that the risk of suicide and aggression in children and teens increases two-fold when they are prescribed drugs to treat depression. The risk of a violent outburst is much higher than researchers previously thought, and much of the data outlining the dangers of these drugs have been deliberately withheld from the medical community and the public by pharmaceutical company’s. Jakeshealthsolutions.com reports: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors antidepressants (SSRIs) and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) are the most commonly prescribed drugs for depression. For the new study, a team of researchers from Denmark carried out a systematic review and meta-analysis of 68 clinical study reports of 70 trials with 18,526 patients to examine use of antidepressants and associated serious harms. These included deaths, suicidal thoughts and attempts as well as aggression and akathisia, a form of restlessness that may increase suicide and violence. They examined double blind placebo controlled trials that contained patient narratives or individual patient listings of associated harms. The researchers analyzed clinical study reports that were prepared by pharmaceutical companies for market authorization and summary trial reports, because harms associated with antidepressants are often not included in published trial reports. In [...]