TY - JOUR
T1 - The FDA and ABCs
T2 - Unintended consequences of antidepressant warnings on human capital
AU - Busch, Susan H.
AU - Golberstein, Ezra
AU - Meara, Ellen
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Using annual cross- sectional data on over 100,000 adolescents aged 12-17, we studied academic and behavioral outcomes among those who were and were not likely affected by FDA warnings regarding the safety of antidepressants. Compared to other adolescents, adolescents with probable depression experienced a relative decline in grade point average of 0.14 points following the FDA warnings. The FDA warnings also coincided with increased delinquency, use of tobacco, and use of illicit drugs. Together, our results stress the importance of mental health and its treatment as an input into cognitive and noncognitive aspects of human capital.
AB - Using annual cross- sectional data on over 100,000 adolescents aged 12-17, we studied academic and behavioral outcomes among those who were and were not likely affected by FDA warnings regarding the safety of antidepressants. Compared to other adolescents, adolescents with probable depression experienced a relative decline in grade point average of 0.14 points following the FDA warnings. The FDA warnings also coincided with increased delinquency, use of tobacco, and use of illicit drugs. Together, our results stress the importance of mental health and its treatment as an input into cognitive and noncognitive aspects of human capital.
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U2 - 10.3368/jhr.49.3.540
DO - 10.3368/jhr.49.3.540
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84905513078
SN - 0022-166X
VL - 49
SP - 540
EP - 571
JO - Journal of Human Resources
JF - Journal of Human Resources
IS - 3
ER -