Suicide prevention hotlines should routinely ask questions about medication use. Neglecting to do so increases the risk of akathisia-induced deaths. Please support this petition asking crisis hotlines to add standard questions about medication use. See https://www.change.org/p/get-suicide-prevention-services-to-ask-callers-if-they-are-taking-meds-that-cause-suicide?recruited_by_id=e65a64ea-a238-4dbc-aa1e-825316043645.

When we think of adverse drug effects that can cause psychiatric side effects, the focus is often on the drug consumer. However, as this recent article about SSRIs and airline pilots notes, akathisia can cause psychiatric side effects that impact public safety and transportation on a large scale. Read more at https://www.madinamerica.com/2024/08/modernizing-airline-antidepressants/