Homicidal Ideation Zoloft 03/11/2008 Global ++One in Sixty-six Children Aged 17 & Under Had Homicidal Ideation in this Study from the NEJM
Homicidal Ideation | Zoloft | 2008-11-03 | Global | ++One in Sixty-six Children Aged 17 & Under Had Homicidal Ideation in this Study from the NEJM |
This Adverse Event Report, from a study appearing in the New England Journal of Medicine, shows that of 133 children 17 & under on Zoloft there were 2 who reported "Homicidal Ideation". There were no reports of "Homicidal Ideation" in the placebo group.
According to the Physicians Desk Reference, a Frequent adverse reaction is one that occurs in 100 people or less. Homicidal Ideation occurred in 1 in 66 children on Zoloft aged 17 and under.
adverse event report1.pdf
This Adverse Event Report was the appendix for this study in the New England Journal of Medicine:
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/NEJMoa0804633