Forensic Psychiatry Expert On Bipolar Drugs & Suicide Attempts

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Bipolar patients treated with antiepileptics attempted suicide at the same rate as patients who received no medication or lithium according to Robert D. Gibbons, PhD, of the University of Illinois at Chicago, and colleagues. Gibbons has served as a forensic psychiatry expert witness for the US Department of Justice, Wyeth, and Pfizer.  Patients with bipolar disorder who take antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) do not have an increased risk of committing suicide, despite FDA warnings to the contrary, results of a new study showed.

The researches wrote "Despite Food and Drug Administration reports regarding increased risk of suicidality associated with AED treatment, the current study reveals that, as a class, AEDs do not increase risk of suicide attempts in patients with bipolar disorder relative to patients not treated with an AED or lithium." 

For more, see medpagetoday.com.

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