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Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors And Bone Mineral Density In A Population Of U. S. Premenopausal Women, Lori J. Peterson
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors And Bone Mineral Density In A Population Of U. S. Premenopausal Women, Lori J. Peterson
Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors and Bone mineral Density in a Population of U.S. Premenopausal Women
May 2011
M.S., UNIVERSITY of Massachusetts Amherst
Directed by: Professor Elizabeth R. Bertone-Johnson
Low bone mineral density (BMD) in post-menopausal women is a risk factor for bone fractures and osteoporosis development. Prior studies in post-menopausal women have shown the use of antidepressant medications, specifically selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) to be inversely related to BMD. However, the association has not been studied in pre-menopausal women. Current SSRI use is widespread with 8% of U.S. women age 18-44 reporting use. We evaluated the association between SSRIs …