A memorable patient: The first of the fortunate

Scarfe, David

doi:10.1136/bmj.326.7380.101

BMJ

2003

DOI: 10.1136/bmj.326.7380.101

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A memorable patient: The first of the fortunate

David Scarfe¹

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“…However, he made a complete recovery, and all his urine was collected in order to “recycle” the penicillin. Our patient was told that she was the first person to administer penicillin to a patient in the United Kingdom, although I note that trials of the drug had been recorded in 1941 1 2…”

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Exposure to Antidepressant Medications and Suicide Attempts in Adult Depressed Inpatients

Olmer¹,

Iancu²,

Strous³

2012

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The effects of antidepressant medication on suicide risk remain unclear. This study explores any association between antidepressant medication and suicide attempts leading to hospitalization in adult depressed patients.The medical records of 103 patients admitted after a suicide attempt were examined and compared with those of a matched control group of depressed patients (n = 103) admitted without suicide attempts as well as a patient group with and without suicide attempts on separate hospitalizations (n = 25). No significant difference in antidepressant medication exposure before hospitalization was found between groups. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor exposure was higher in patients with suicide attempts, albeit nonsignificant, but was identical in patients admitted on two occasions with and without suicide attempts. The most common method for suicide attempt was drug overdose (52.4%). Patients in the group with suicide attempts had significantly more past suicide attempts. Study results do not confirm any relationship between antidepressants and suicide attempts. Close monitoring of depressed patients is advised especially in early treatment.

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