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Antidepressant use and suicidal behavior

Antidepressant use and suicidal behavior Reference: “Changes in antidepressant use by young people and suicidal behavior after FDA warnings and media coverage” BMJ 2014;348:g3596. A research paper published 18 June 2014 in the British Medical Journal investigates “if the widely … Continue reading →

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More About Elliot Rodger and Xanax

More About Elliot Rodger and Xanax Based on interviews with Elliot’s parents, Peter and Li Chen, the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Department is being told that he was likely addicted to Xanax (generic name alprazolam), an anti-anxiety drug known to cause … Continue reading →

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Will Lawmakers Investigate Elliot Rodger’s Psychiatric Drug Use or Ignore it?

Will Lawmakers Investigate Elliot Rodger’s Psychiatric Drug Use or Ignore it? by Kelly Patricia O’Meara [Santa Barbara spree killer Elliot Rodger opened fire in Isla Vista, Calif. on the night of May 23 near the University of California, Santa Barbara … Continue reading →

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Most-Prescribed, Top-Selling Psychiatric Drugs

Most-Prescribed, Top-Selling Psychiatric Drugs A recent article in Medscape listed the top 100 most-prescribed and top-selling drugs to date. Here are the listings for psychiatric drugs. Rank Drug (Brand Name) Total Sales Through March 2014 1 Abilify $6,885,243,368 8 Cymbalta … Continue reading →

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Fort Hood Shooting: A Wake-up Call for Lawmakers

Fort Hood Shooting: A Wake-up Call for Lawmakers Violence and psychiatric drugs—a deadly formula America is becoming too intimately familiar with. The mental health watchdog group, Citizens Commission on Human Rights says that rather than continually sending heartfelt condolences to … Continue reading →

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The Hidden Enemy

Today, with militaries of the world awash in psychiatry and psychiatric drugs, 23 soldiers and veterans are committing suicide every day. Psychiatrists say we need more psychiatry. But should we trust them? Or is psychiatry the hidden enemy? Featuring interviews … Continue reading →

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U.S. Military Mental Health Costs Skyrocket

U.S. Military Mental Health Costs Skyrocket [The following report is from NextGov.com, an information resource for federal technology decision makers, and the CRS report cited.] The Congressional Research Service (CRS) just put a price tag on the mental health costs … Continue reading →

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Navy Yard Shooter on Psych Drugs

Navy Yard Shooter on Psych Drugs We now know that Aaron Alexis, the 34-year-old man accused of killing 12 people in a gun rampage at the Washington Navy Yard September 16, was taking psychiatric drugs known to cause violence and … Continue reading →

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Suicides Are Increasing

Suicides Are Increasing An article in the May 3rd Wall Street Journal (“Middle-Aged Suicides Surge“) relates that “The number of deaths caused by suicide has risen precipitously in the past decade, surpassing those caused by car crashes and even some … Continue reading →

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The Aurora Shooter Case Confirms CCHR Predictions

The Aurora Shooter Case Confirms CCHR Predictions Two mind-altering prescription psychiatric drugs, alcohol and a gun … and the media blamed the gun. April 4, 2013 – The Los Angeles Times reveals that a search of James Holmes apartment found … Continue reading →

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