Table 1.
Fatal and non-fatal suicide attempts in the analysed trials
| No of trials* | No of patients | No of suicide attempts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All trials | Trials that report | Fatal | Non-fatal | Total | ||||||||
| All trials | Trials that report | SSRI | Control | SSRI | Control | SSRI | Control | SSRI | Control | SSRI | Control | |
| SSRI v placebo | 411 | 189 | 28 803 | 21 767 | 10 557 | 7856 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 6 | 27 | 9 |
| SSRI v tricyclic antidepressants | 220 | 115 | 12 740 | 11 609 | 6126 | 5401 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 35 |
| SSRI v other | 159 | 83 | 8856 | 9059 | 4130 | 4233 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 13 | 27 | 18 |
SSRI=selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
*
Represents the number of comparisons, as some trials had more than one comparison arm.