Some doctors are too quick to prescribe antidepressants to parents who have suffered the death of a child either during pregnancy or within the first month of life, according to a study conducted by Florida State University researcher Jeffrey R. Lacasse.In a study of 235 bereaved parents participating in an online support community, Lacasse found that 88 - or 37.4 percent - of them were prescribed a psychiatric medication to help them cope. Some women received prescriptions within a week of losing their children.

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