Do prenatal antidepressants cause autism? | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness

Do prenatal antidepressants cause autism?

Posted on December 15, 2015

The most the study shows is  association.  Prenatal antidepressants might cause autism or they might not. Maybe a third factor causes both antidepressant use and having an autistic child.

 

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