Category — violence

There are a lot of things that can push people over the edge these days, but we have to worry about prescription of anitdepressants and anti-psychotics combined with easy access to assault weapons.

behind the spate of family homicides is not just the economy, job stress and failing marriages, but a government that approved a cohort of psychoactive drugs with proven homicidal and suicidal side effects. Blockbuster antidepressants and anti-psychotics that are kept on the market despite the blood baths they can cause so drug companies can get their patent’s worth.

And it’s a government that allows unlimited weapon arsenals — including military and assault-style weapons — in the hands of everyone, including the unbalanced on “depression” drugs, only to act surprised when another entire family — everyone who was home — is killed.

via What’s Behind the Epidemic of Family-Killings? Could it Be Anti-Depressants? | Health and Wellness | AlterNet.

As if things weren’t bad enough, the depths of this financial crisis is taking its toll on our mental health. Pushed past their breaking points, people are robbing banks to pay the rent, setting homes on fire — even taking their own lives.

The Financial Crisis Is Driving Hordes of Americans to Suicide | Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace | AlterNet