STAT+: Flawed study on the antidepressant Paxil came with a cautionary note — if you knew how to find it

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File this under “hiding in plain sight.”

Last fall, the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry issued a so-called expression of concern about a controversial study that was published in 2001 about the widely prescribed antidepressant known as Paxil.

Such a step is taken when a study may have errors or include unreliable information. The notice, which followed a request for a retraction, indicated that a review was underway. Meanwhile, it served as a warning, of sorts, to health care providers who might consult the study when deciding whether to prescribe the medicine.

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