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 Study” CNS Drugs, published online May 21, 2012

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Kermit Cole, MFT, founding editor of Mad in America, works in Santa Fe, New Mexico as a couples and family therapist. Inspired by Open Dialogue, he works as part of a team and consults with couples and families that have members identified as patients. His work in residential treatment — largely with severely traumatized and/or "psychotic" clients — led to an appreciation of the power and beauty of systemic philosophy and practice, as the alternative to the prevailing focus on individual pathology. A former film-maker, he has undergraduate and master's degrees in psychology from Harvard University, as well as an MFT degree from the Council for Relationships in Philadelphia. He is a doctoral candidate with the Taos Institute and the Free University of Brussels. You can reach him at [email protected].

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