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A Population-Level Study Concerning the Assumed Association Between Suicide Rates and Antidepressant Consumption in Hungary.
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Background: It has been claimed that the advent of modern antidepressants has reduced the suicide rate. Aims: To examine the correlation between the suicide rate and the prescription of antidepressants. Method: A dynamic regression was employed to analyze a 73-month-long, monthly time series between 2010 and 2016 in Hungary. The independent variable was the Defined Daily Dose value for the number of antidepressant (AD) prescriptions filled each month. Results: The models failed to show a significant association between the prescription of antidepressants and age- and sex-specific monthly suicide rates. Conclusions: The prescription of antidepressants in Hungary has had no impact on suicide rates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]