Key points

SSRI's can decrease impulsive aggression in psychiatric conditions.

Less than a quarter of mass shooters have prior SSRI use.

Tendencies towards violence are shaped by complex social and individual factors.

Do antidepressants contribute to school shootings ? Even under harsh criticism , the US Department of Health and Human Services thinks so, and the current administration has included a directive to “assess the prevalence of and threat posed by the prescription of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, antipsychotics , mood stabilizers, stimulants, and weight loss drugs." Following the recent Minnesota school shooting, plans were announced for an NIH study to evaluate the contribution of SSRIs to violence, including mass shootings .

Ample existing research sup

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