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October 13th, 2011
Have you heard that the risk of having a child with autism is increased if the mother took antidepressants during pregnancy? According to a recent study in the publication Archives of General Psychiatry, children whose mothers took antidepressants, such as ZOLOFT, PAXIL, PROZAC, LEXAPRO, CELEXA AND WELBUTRIN, during pregnancy are twice as likely as other children to have a diagnosis of autism or a related disorder.
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