Psychiatric Drugs and Mass Shootings ?? – Fact: At least fourteen recent school shootings were committed by those taking or withdrawing from psychiatric drugs resulting in 109 wounded and 58 killed (…

 

Gunman in California rampage once held for psychiatric evaluation

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The slain California gunman who killed five people in a rampage through Santa Monica was a onetime digital-media student who endured a troubled home life and spent several days as a teen in the psychiatric unit of a hospital, …
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Santa Monica College Shooter Spent Time In UCLA's Psychiatric Ward

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More details have emerged about John Zawahri, the Santa Monica College shooter whose shooting rampage Friday left five people dead. Reports have painted a dark past for the 23-year-old, including a history of mental issues and a bitter family dispute.
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Too many psychiatric diagnoses for children: an epidemic of labels

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Allen Frances, professor of child psychiatry at Duke University and chair of the DSM IV(Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) task force hit the nail on the head in a recent commentary "Why So Many Epidemics of Childhood Mental Disorders?
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