Suicide Celexa* 13/07/2005 Canada 16 Year Old Girl: Coroner's Inquest
 
 Summary:<br><br><!--StartFragment -->Paragraphs 1 through 5 read: &quot;<strong>A coroner&#39;s inquest into the suicide of a New Brunswick teen has been told it&#39;s important that all people helping someone at risk of suicide be aware of all drugs being used.&quot;<br /><br />&quot;Many of the professionals helping Heather White were unaware the 16-year-old was on an antidepressant before she shot herself in November 2003.&quot;<br /><br />&quot;The director of Addiction and Mental Health Services for the province says there is no protocol for doctors to alert Mental Health of antidepressant prescriptions.&quot;<br /><br />&quot;Jean-Louis Bouchard says in many cases the drugs can actually remove the anxiety or fear blocking someone from acting on their suicidal thoughts.&quot;<br /><br />White had been prescribed Celexa, which has since been linked to increased suicidal thoughts in children.<br /><br /></strong><a href="http://www.canada.com/fortstjohn/story.html?id=ad143e8b-6cef-4cc4-8638-33f9b073e690">http://www.canada.com/fortstjohn/story.html?id=ad143e8b-6cef-4cc4-8638-33f9b073e690</a><br /><br />Antidepressant could be suicide cause: N.B. inquest<br /><br />Canadian Press<br /><br />Wednesday, July 13, 2005<br /><br />FREDERICTON -- A coroner&#39;s inquest into the suicide of a New Brunswick teen has been told it&#39;s important that all people helping someone at risk of suicide be aware of all drugs being used.<br /><br />Many of the professionals helping Heather White were unaware the 16-year-old was on an antidepressant before she shot herself in November 2003.<br /><br />The director of Addiction and Mental Health Services for the province says there is no protocol for doctors to alert Mental Health of antidepressant prescriptions.<br /><br />Jean-Louis Bouchard says in many cases the drugs can actually remove the anxiety or fear blocking someone from acting on their suicidal thoughts.<br /><br />White had been prescribed Celexa, which has since been linked to increased suicidal thoughts in children.<br /><br />The inquest is expected to go to the coroner&#39;s jury on Friday. <br /> 
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