Why Would Psychiatrists Continue to Prescribe Prozac and Other SSRIs

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Essay

Why would psychiatrists continue to prescribe Prozac and other SSRIs when there are claims that they increase suicide risk?

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Memory that enables us to perform tasks without conscious awareness of these previous experiences.

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