SSRIs May Cause Bone Loss

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An Israeli study of 10,621 women found that those taking an SSRI more than 80% of the time were 1.4 times more likely to experience bone fractures or to initiate treatment for osteoporosis. The study appeared online in CNS Drugs on May 21, 2012.

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Zucker, I. Chodick, G. “Adherence to Treatment with Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and the Risk for Fractures and Bone Loss: A Population-Based Cohort StudyCNS Drugs, published online May 21, 2012

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Kermit Cole is a licensed marriage and family therapist based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He and his partner, Luisa Putnam, joined by their mutual interest in working with trauma and psychosis, studied Open Dialogue in Finland and Peer-supported Open Dialogue in the UK in order to practice and teach as a team. In 2011, they joined with Robert Whitaker to found the Mad in America website

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