Are Antidepressants Harmful in the “General Population”?

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“…In summary, we believe that Rosenblat et al [1] misunderstood our paper in several ways and we stand by our conclusions.…”

“…We are grateful for the interest shown by Rosenblat et al [1] in our meta-analysis [2]. They question its primary results: antidepressant (AD) use is associated with a 33% increased risk of death in “general population” samples, while this risk is significantly lower in “cardiovascular” samples.…”

“…Rosenblat et al [1] also criticize our classification because of our labelling. We agree that the “general population” label poses interpretational challenges.…”