There’s no link between antidepressant use and mass shootings, at least not according to a new study published in the journal Psychiatry Research .

Certainly good news for the pharmaceutical industry — but does one study really mean case closed?

The FDA’s own adverse event reporting system shows a consistent link between SSRIs and violence among adults.

It’s a controversial topic that has only become more so in recent years, especially now that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the secretary of health and human services under President Trump.

Deplorable questions?

Kennedy has long maintained that antidepressants are causing mass shootings. In an interview with Elon Musk in 2023 , for example, Kennedy said, “Prior to the introduction of Prozac [a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor],

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