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48. At least SOME treatments for PD and depression are connected to suicide. And in scholarly journals.

http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/79/8/952.short

http://journals.lww.com/psychopharmacology/abstract/1988/10000/paradoxical_worsening_of_depressive_symptomatology.7.aspx
"Major depressive episodes can be precipitated by a variety of mechanisms, including the administration of medications. We report four cases in which antidepressant medication appeared to exacerbate a major depressive episode to the point of suicide."

http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=199120
"persons who have been prescribed more than 1 antidepressant medication over time are substantially more likely to develop suicidal behavior than those who have taken only 1 antidepressant.3,4 This latter characteristic is likely to reflect more severe depression or depression that is resistant to prior therapy."

http://journals.psychiatryonline.org/article.aspx?articleid=96562
"Conclusions: Initiation of SSRI therapy is associated with an increased risk of suicide during the first month of therapy compared with other antidepressants. The absolute risk is low, suggesting that an idiosyncratic response to these agents may provoke suicide in a vulnerable subgroup of patients."