AAP News Vol. 13 No. 5 May 1997, p. 2
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Tricyclic deaths

Stefanie Dell' Aringa

Pediatricians' concerns about prescribing tricyclic antidepressants are on the rise with reports of the sudden deaths of two children who had taken them, a study reports.

The two deaths bring the total number of tricyclic-associated deaths in children to seven since 1990. The deaths coincide with a widening pattern of prescribing these antidepressants for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and/or depression, researchers reported.