FDA Advisory Members Agree Antiepileptics Pose Suicidality Risk

Early this month a panel of members from the FDA met to discuss the reports that antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) could potentially increase the risk of suicidality (suicidal ideation and behavior).

Pregnancy and Psychiatric Drugs

Very often in my office, when doing an intake on a child with a developmental disorder, I find that the mother was on a psychiatric drug during pregnancy. I’ve had an underlying suspicion that there has to be some association – Well a new study has just shed some new light on that.