May Cause Side Effects with Brooke Siem

May Cause Side Effects with Brooke Siem

145. Stop Denying the Connection Between Antidepressants and Violence

The op-ed that never was.

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Brooke Siem
Mar 13, 2025
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Back in February—which already feels like a lifetime ago—SSRIs took center stage during the Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. confirmation hearing. Specifically, Senator Tina Smith asked RFK if he thinks SSRIs cause school shootings, and RFK said we should look into it. Immediately, a slew of legacy media articles and segments (a small sampling here, here, and here

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