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b_b · 3287 days ago · link · · parent · post: Maternal exposure to anti-depressant SSRIs linked to autism in children
As always, it would be great if people didn't overreact, because a causal link hasn't been established by a country mile. As far as I know, they didn't control for level of depression, for example. That is, people who are very depressed as far more likely to not want to quit taking medication than those who are mildly depressed. Also, all they had were prescriptions, not self-reporting of taking medicine. Anyone who has dealt with people on mental illness pills, knows that there's a lot of people who don't taken them, even when prescribed. It's an interesting study, but I'm bothered by all the physicians who say, "don't over interpret", but then go on to do said same in the very next sentence.