Thomas Kingston, son-in-law of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, had been prescribed SSRIsA coroner has issued a warning about the effects of antidepressants prescribed by a Buckingham Palace doctor to the son-in-law of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent before his suicide.Thomas Kingston, 45, whose marriage to Lady Gabriella at Windsor Castle in 2019 was attended by the late Queen, killed himself last February after “suffering adverse effects of medication he had recently been prescribed”, an inquest found last month. Continue reading...
The main conceptual idea is that a coroner is warning about the potential link between certain antidepressants and suicide, specifically calling for clearer warnings and labelling about this risk.
The coroner's concerns are based on the suicide of Thomas Kingston, who was prescribed antidepressants by a doctor at Buckingham Palace. While the medication was prescribed according to guidelines, the coroner believes that the risk of suicide needs to be more explicitly communicated to patients and that "tapering" (gradually reducing dosage) should be more strongly emphasized to mitigate withdrawal effects and dependence.
The main conceptual idea is that a coroner is warning about the potential link between certain antidepressants and suicide, specifically calling for clearer warnings and labelling about this risk. The coroner's concerns are based on the suicide of Thomas Kingston, who was prescribed antidepressants by a doctor at Buckingham Palace. While the medication was prescribed according to guidelines, the coroner believes that the risk of suicide needs to be more explicitly communicated to patients and that "tapering" (gradually reducing dosage) should be more strongly emphasized to mitigate withdrawal effects and dependence.
