AHRP Press Briefing: Antidepressants and Suicide-Related Risks for Children


Scientists’ Presentations at AHRP Press Briefing in Conjunction with FDA Hearings:

  • Peter Mansfield, MD, University of Adelaide (Australia), Director of Healthy Skepticism discussed the illusion of potency in light of the meta-analyses in the British Medical Journal (which he co-authored) and the Lancet.
    Dr. Mansfield’s power point presentation
  • Peter Breggin, MD, a psychiatrist with a sub-specialty in clinical psychopharmacology, who was among the first to recognize adverse antidepressant drug reactions
    Dr. Breggin’s presentation
  • Lawrence Diller, MD, a pediatrician and family therapist who has evaluated and treated more than 2,500 children
    Dr. Diller’s presentation
  • Stefan Kruszewski, MD, a clinical and academic psychiatrist, and Associate Medical Director of Physicians’ Health Programs, Pennsylvania Medical Society
    Dr. Kruszewski’s presentation
  • David Healy, MD, Director of the North Wales Department of Psychological Medicine and Visiting Professor, University of Toronto,

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