Do antiepileptic drugs cause suicidal behavior?

Neurology. 2013 Nov 26;81(22):1889-90. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000436626.63650.fc. Epub 2013 Oct 30.

Authors

Cynthia L Harden¹, Kimford J Meador

Affiliation

¹ From the Division of Epilepsy and Electroencephalography, Department of Neurology (C.L.H.), Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, Great Neck, NY; and Department of Neurology (K.J.M.), Emory University, Atlanta, GA.

PMID: 24174589
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000436626.63650.fc

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Anticonvulsants / adverse effects*
Epilepsy / psychology*
Female
Humans
Male
Suicide / statistics & numerical data*
Suicide / trends*

Substances

Anticonvulsants

Grants and funding

U01 NS038455/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States