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. 2005 Nov;60(5):519–525. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2005.02480.x

Table 4.

Case-control results: risk for suicide, OR (95% CI), by prescribed antidepressant, corrected for gender, age and GP notation

Variable 60 days 90 days 120 days
Suicide
SSRI 0.63 (0.14–2.86) 1.43 (0.41–4.99) 1.28 (0.38–4.35)
Fluoxetine 0.35 (0.06–2.09) 0.89 (0.24–3.31) 0.80 (0.22–2.89)
Paroxetine 2.76 (0.30–24.87) 2.20 (0.47–10.32) 2.25 (0.47–10.72)
TCA 1.58 (0.35–7.16) 0.90 (0.25–3.24) 1.0 (0.28–3.53)
Amitriptyline 0.12 (0.01–1.52) 0.12 (0.01–1.36) 0.21 (0.03–1.52)
Self harm
SSRI 1.83 (1.28–2.61) 1.74 (1.26–2.38) 1.66 (1.23–2.23)
Fluoxetine 1.47 (1.03–2.11) 1.39 (1.01–1.91) 1.30 (0.96–1.75)
Paroxetine 1.08 (0.72–1.61) 1.06 (0.73–1.54) 1.21 (0.84–1.72)
TCA 0.53 (0.37–0.75) 0.54 (0.39–0.74) 0.54 (0.40–0.74)
Amitriptyline 0.54 (0.32–0.89) 0.55 (0.34–0.86) 0.59 (0.38–0.90)