Breggin: Suicidality, violence and mania caused by selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs): A review and analysis

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> [sSRI-Research] Breggin: Suicidality,

> violence and mania caused by selective serotonin

> reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs): A review and analysis

>

> Suicidality, violence and mania caused by

> selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

> (SSRIs): A review and analysis

>

> Peter R. Breggin M.D.

> 101 East State Street, No. 112, Ithaca, NY 14850,

> USA

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> Abstract. Evidence from many sources confirms that

> selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)

> commonly cause or exacerbate a wide range of

> abnormal mental and behavioral conditions. These

> adverse drug reactions include the following

> overlapping clinical phenomena: a stimulant profile

> that ranges from mild agitation to manic psychoses,

> agitated depression, obsessive preoccupations that

> are alien or uncharacteristic of the individual, and

> akathisia. Each of these reactions can worsen the

> individual's mental condition and can result in

> suicidality, violence, and other forms of extreme

> abnormal behavior. Evidence for these reactions is

> found in clinical reports, controlled clinical

> trials, and epidemiological studies in children and

> adults. Recognition of these adverse drug reactions

> and withdrawal from the offending drugs can prevent

> misdiagnosis and the worsening of potentially severe

> iatrogenic disorders. These findings also have

> forensic application in criminal, malpractice, and

> product liability cases.

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