Exposure to Prescription Drugs Labeled for Risk of Adverse Effects of Suicidal Behavior or Ideation among 100 Air Force Personnel who Died by Suicide, 2006–2009
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-31-2012
Abstract
Prescription drugs for many indications are labeled with warnings for potential risk of suicidal ideation or behavior. Exposures to prescription drugs labeled for adverse effects of suicidal behavior or ideation among 100 Air Force personnel who died by suicide between 2006 and 2009 are described. Air Force registry data were linked to administrative prescription data. Descriptive statistics illustrate utilization: 89 personnel had a prescription history, 35 filled at least one prescription labeled with a warning, 26 had antidepressants on hand at death, and 2 died by drug overdose. Most airmen were not exposed to any prescriptions labeled for risk of suicidal ideation or behavior prior to death by suicide.
DOI
10.1111/j.1943-278X.2012.00112.x
Publication Information
Lavigne, Jill; McCarthy, Michael; Chapman, Richard; Petrilla, Allison; and Knox, Kerry L. (2012). "Exposure to Prescription Drugs Labeled for Risk of Adverse Effects of Suicidal Behavior or Ideation among 100 Air Force Personnel who Died by Suicide, 2006–2009." Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior 42.5, 561-566.
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