Duloxetine and suicide attempts: a possible relation

Bilal A Salem¹^,2 and Elie G Karam¹^,2^,3^,4

¹Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, Saint George Hospital University Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon

²Department of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Balamand University Medical School, Beirut, Lebanon

³Institute for Development, Research, Advocacy and Applied Care (IDRAAC), Beirut, Lebanon

⁴Medical Institute for Neuropsychological Disorders (MIND), Beirut, Lebanon

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Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health 2008, 4:18doi:10.1186/1745-0179-4-18


Published:	11 June 2008

Abstract

The possible increase of suicidal ideation with some antidepressants is still a matter of debate. We are reporting two cases of suicidal attempt that occurred concomitantly with the use of Duloxetine. To our knowledge there is no prior publication about a possible Duloxetine related increase in the risk of suicidality.