I was wrong about Lindsay Clancy. Here's why I changed my mind. She was never diagnosed with postpartum depression or psychosis. She was not on 13 medications at once. She was not "hearing voices." She was not abandoned by her family. She was diagnosed with a mood disorder - never psychosis - and went to a variety of doctors who all prescribed different medications, which she took unreliably and not simultaneously. She only heard a voice one time - and that was right before she killed her kids. Extremely atypical for psychosis. She carefully planned her children's murders down to the minute. She researched the distance of a restaurant she'd ask Patrick to go to. Added on a last-minute errand before he left. Calmly answered his phone call in the middle of her crime. Brought her children down to the basement one by one, overpowering their resistance and killing them slowly. It does seem like she had support from her family. She may have still been overwhelmed, but it's not true that all of her cries for help went unanswered. I originally placed too much blame on the many SSRIs she was prescribed. Is it still possible these SSRIs had a negative effect? Absolutely. But the case that these drove her into a psychotic episode is weak. “According to U.S. HHS Child Maltreatment data, mothers account for roughly 70% of child maltreatment fatalities involving a single parent, compared with roughly 30% involving a father, when parent-plus-nonparent cases are included and cases involving both parents are excluded. And interestingly, the “70% mothers / 30% fathers” finding is remarkably persistent across the years, rather than being a phenomenon confined to one particular period” - ChatGPT Feminist Taxonomies of Lindsey Clancy If I am to be born as a woman, life should not be continued If I am to mature as a woman, I should not marry If I am to have sex as a woman, I should not be made pregnant If I am to be made pregnant as a woman, I should not give birth to my child If I am to give birth to my child as a woman, my child should not live
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is proposing initiatives to reduce the use of widely prescribed selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) despite the department denying discussions about banning them, amidst ongoing debates about their overprescription and links to withdrawal challenges and violence, while emphasizing the need for better research and support for patients. #MentalHealth #Pharmaceuticals #Antidepressants #US
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced initiatives aimed at reducing the overprescription of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in the U.S., promoting nonpharmaceutical interventions and enhancing support for patients seeking to discontinue these psychiatric medications, amidst ongoing debates about their accessibility and the nuances of withdrawal symptoms. #MentalHealth #PsychiatricMedication #Deprescribing #US #GB #DE
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced new initiatives aimed at reducing the prescription of psychiatric medications, particularly selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), by encouraging clinicians to consider alternative treatments and support patients in tapering off these medications, while acknowledging ongoing debates about the appropriate balance of prescribing practices in mental health care. #MentalHealth #Psychiatry #Deprescribing #US #GB #DE
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced new initiatives aimed at reducing the prescription of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in response to concerns about overuse and withdrawal difficulties, emphasizing a shift towards nonpharmaceutical interventions and ensuring patients have better support in managing their mental health treatment. #MentalHealth #Psychiatry #Deprescribing #US #GB #DE
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has introduced new initiatives aimed at reducing the prescription of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in the U.S., promoting alternative treatments and involving clinicians more in guiding patients through discontinuation, amidst concerns of overprescription and withdrawal symptoms associated with these widely used antidepressants. #MentalHealth #Psychiatry #Overmedication #US #GB #DE
