The serotonin theory of depression: a systematic umbrella review of the evidence

Re:The serotonin theory of depression: a systematic umbrella... by nradov on Friday July 22, 2022 @10:30AM (#32192221)

There is some fairly strong evidence that SSRI use can make certain people more violent. And there appears to be a real causal effect: it's not just that people who already have violent tendencies are more likely to take SSRIs.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0924977X2...

We don't know whether this is a significant factor in gun violence.

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Re:The serotonin theory of depression: a systematic umbrella... by EddieRingle on Friday July 22, 2022 @10:42AM (#32192356)

I'm not sure the study you linked supports that. They found an association between SSRIs and violent crimes, but specifically state they cannot claim a causal link without further study.

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Re:The serotonin theory of depression: a systematic umbrella... by tokai on Friday July 22, 2022 @10:42AM (#32192360)

Depression in itself increase risk of violence.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26236648/

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