Drug group | Change in suicide rate caused by changes in treatment-specific suicide rate | Change in suicide rate caused by changes in population composition | Total contribution to change in suicide rate | |||
Men | ||||||
No antidepressant | −8.39 | −0.33 | −8.72 | |||
Antidepressants | −3.13 | 2.19 | −0.94 | |||
TCA | −0.62 | −0.20 | −0.82 | |||
SSRI | −2.26 | 1.22 | −1.03 | |||
Other | −0.26 | 1.17 | 0.91 | |||
Total | −11.53 | 1.87 | −9.66 | |||
Women | ||||||
No antidepressant | −3.12 | −0.18 | −3.30 | |||
Antidepressants | −2.18 | 1.78 | −0.40 | |||
TCA | −0.79 | −0.32 | −1.11 | |||
SSRI | −0.70 | 0.93 | 0.23 | |||
Other | −0.69 | 1.17 | 0.48 | |||
Total | −5.30 | 1.60 | −3.70 |
SSRI, Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor; TCA, tricyclic antidepressant.