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The Link Between Psychiatric Drugs and Violence

October 13, 2015 By Phil Hickey | 6 Comments

One of psychiatry’s most obvious vulnerabilities is the fact that various so-called antidepressant drugs induce homicidal and suicidal feelings and actions in some people, especially late adolescents and young adults.  This fact is not in dispute, but psychiatry routinely downplays the risk, and insists that the benefits of these drugs outweigh any risks of actual… Continue Reading

Mass Murderers and Psychiatric Drugs

September 22, 2014 By Phil Hickey | 25 Comments

There’s an interesting article in the current issue of the National Psychologist written by David Kirschner, PhD, a New York psychologist.  The National Psychologist is a newspaper-type magazine that publishes articles of general interest to psychologists and others working in this field.  Most issues contain a mix of opinion pieces, news, changes in government regulations,… Continue Reading

Sandy Hook Massacre: The Unanswered Question

January 6, 2014 By Phil Hickey | 10 Comments

On December 27, 2013, Connecticut State Police issued a 7,000-page, heavily redacted, report on the massacre that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary School just over a year earlier (December 14, 2012).  For the record, I have not read the 7,000-page report, but I have read the Wikipedia article Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, last updated… Continue Reading

Another Mass Shooting: Link to SSRIs?

September 17, 2013 By Phil Hickey | Leave a Comment

A mass murder occurred yesterday, September 16, at the U.S. Navy Yard in Washington D.C.  There are reports of at least 12 dead, and several wounded.  Early news stories describe the perpetrator as having “mental issues,” and it is reported that he “…had been treated since August by the Veterans Administration for his mental problems.” … Continue Reading

 

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