Suicide in the Age of Prozac

[Entropy82]

https://www.madinamerica.com/2018/08/suicide-in-the-age-of-prozac/

 

[Entropy82]

During the past twenty years, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and American psychiatry have adopted a "medicalized" approach to preventing suicide, claiming that antidepressants are protective against suicide. Yet, the suicide rate in the United States has increased 30% since 2000, a time of rising usage of antidepressants. A review of studies of the effects of mental health treatment and antidepressants on suicide reveals why this medicalized approach has not only failed, but pushed suicide rates higher. #Prozac #Suicide #Mentalhealth

https://www.madinamerica.com/2018/08/suicide-in-the-age-of-prozac/

 

[Basil the Great]

I remain convinced that suicide rates are increasing, in part anyway, because people do not fear God as they once did.

 

[Ana the Ist]

There's some issues with the article there...for starters, unemployment rates aren't really a great indication of economic health.

 

[dqhall]

During the past twenty years, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and American psychiatry have adopted a "medicalized" approach to preventing suicide, claiming that antidepressants are protective against suicide. Yet, the suicide rate in the United States has increased 30% since 2000, a time of rising usage of antidepressants. A review of studies of the effects of mental health treatment and antidepressants on suicide reveals why this medicalized approach has not only failed, but pushed suicide rates higher. #Prozac #Suicide #Mentalhealth

https://www.madinamerica.com/2018/08/suicide-in-the-age-of-prozac/

People who took certain types of antidepressants are more likely to develop dementia:
https://health.spectator.co.uk/common-antidepressants-linked-to-increased-risk-of-dementia/

Mental health is part spiritual. A drug can not cure a bad attitude.

 

[Ana the Ist]

People who took certain types of antidepressants are more likely to develop dementia:
https://health.spectator.co.uk/common-antidepressants-linked-to-increased-risk-of-dementia/

Mental health is part spiritual. A drug can not cure a bad attitude.

One could just as easily argue that religion never cured schizophrenia.

 

[dqhall]

One could just as easily argue that religion never cured schizophrenia.

You might find people who turned to booze and illegal drugs for a cure are in worse shape than those who decided not to pollute themselves and try to earn an honest living.

 

[Babe Ruth]

I remain convinced that suicide rates are increasing, in part anyway, because people do not fear God as they once did.

Basil, I believe it has less to do with losing a healthy fear of God, & more to do with general Godlessness.
Folks who are suffering & don't believe in anything higher than themselves, especially a benevolent higher power.. may be more likely to give up on living (?)

Sad, either way..