☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Science@lemmy.ml · 3 years agoColumbia Study Finds Mass School Shootings Are Not Caused by Mental Illnesswww.columbiapsychiatry.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down10
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minus-squareAmicese@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-23 years ago seems like it might be a relevant data point to consider. It is. Prozac, and many psychiatric drugs, are known to cause general health issues, including aggression. https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/nation/2019/09/12/prozac-makers-secret-payment-mass-shooting-lawsuit-revealed/2302888001/ Psychiatric drugs mess up the homeostasis of the brain;[1] so it’s no surprise that the brain responds this way. However, since some drugs are known to cause mental side effects A lot of psychiatric drugs have side effects, the side effects are common, and those side effects aren’t just mental.[2] Hyman SE, Nestler EJ. Initiation and adaptation: a paradigm for understanding psychotropic drug action. Am J Psychiatry. 1996 Feb;153(2):151-62. doi: 10.1176/ajp.153.2.151. PMID: 8561194. ↩︎ https://www.drugs.com/sfx/adderall-side-effects.html ↩︎
It is.
Prozac, and many psychiatric drugs, are known to cause general health issues, including aggression. https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/nation/2019/09/12/prozac-makers-secret-payment-mass-shooting-lawsuit-revealed/2302888001/
Psychiatric drugs mess up the homeostasis of the brain;[1] so it’s no surprise that the brain responds this way.
A lot of psychiatric drugs have side effects, the side effects are common, and those side effects aren’t just mental.[2]
Hyman SE, Nestler EJ. Initiation and adaptation: a paradigm for understanding psychotropic drug action. Am J Psychiatry. 1996 Feb;153(2):151-62. doi: 10.1176/ajp.153.2.151. PMID: 8561194. ↩︎
https://www.drugs.com/sfx/adderall-side-effects.html ↩︎