| Title |
Antidepressant Utilization and Suicide in Europe: An Ecological Multi-National Study
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, June 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0066455 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ricardo Gusmão, Sónia Quintão, David McDaid, Ella Arensman, Chantal Van Audenhove, Claire Coffey, Airi Värnik, Peeter Värnik, James Coyne, Ulrich Hegerl |
| Abstract |
Research concerning the association between use of antidepressants and incidence of suicide has yielded inconsistent results and is the subject of considerable controversy. The first aim is to describe trends in the use of antidepressants and rates of suicide in Europe, adjusted for gross domestic product, alcohol consumption, unemployment, and divorce. The second aim is to explore if any observed reduction in the rate of suicide in different European countries preceded the trend for increased use of antidepressants. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 75 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 16 | 21% |
| United States | 10 | 13% |
| Spain | 5 | 7% |
| Australia | 4 | 5% |
| Belgium | 2 | 3% |
| Canada | 2 | 3% |
| Sweden | 2 | 3% |
| Chile | 1 | 1% |
| Hungary | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 3 | 4% |
| Unknown | 29 | 39% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 45 | 60% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 14 | 19% |
| Scientists | 14 | 19% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 179 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 4 | 2% |
| United States | 2 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Israel | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 168 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 28 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 23 | 13% |
| Researcher | 21 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 19 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 9% |
| Other | 38 | 21% |
| Unknown | 34 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 41 | 23% |
| Psychology | 22 | 12% |
| Social Sciences | 20 | 11% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 8 | 4% |
| Neuroscience | 8 | 4% |
| Other | 33 | 18% |
| Unknown | 47 | 26% |