Authors' reply

摘要

We agree that several of the points raised by Nebhinani merit consideration. Indeed, many are discussed in detail in our paper. However, we further elaborate on some of them below. First, Nebhinani noted that the suicides reported in the study might not be accurate figures. We direct readers to the second paragraph of our method section, where we discuss the accuracy of our mortality data. We also direct readers to several studies that show that the National Death Index, our data source for mortality information, is highly accurate, with sensitivity and specificity nearing or exceeding 99%.