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From Apply Now, Former About.com Guide to Mental Health

FDA Panel Wants Suicide Warning on Antidepressants

Wednesday September 15, 2004
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration commission voted yesterday to recommend that the FDA require makers of SSRI antidepressants to add a "black box" label warning that the drugs can be linked to suicidal thoughts and behavior in children and adolescents.

Which medications are likely to get the warning?
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