Guest guest Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 In a message dated 10/20/04 8:12:23 AM Mountain Daylight Time, SSRI medications writes: > > Untreated depression is the most common reason for suicide, said Kerry Hope, > director of Texas A & M's mental health center, and suicide is the > second-leading cause of death among the college-age bracket. One out of every 12 college > students has made a suicide plan, she said. > > Oh, puhleeze. How many of these kids were on psych meds when they killed themselves. In the basement of a very prestigious law school, they've set up a psychiatric ward where stressed out students can go for " help. " The help they get is drugs. All of the college students who've committed suicide lately, (the ones who jumped off roofs in Manhattan, or set themselves in fire) were on medication. " Blind Reason " a novel of pharmaceutical intrigue Think your antidepressant is safe? Think again. It's Unsafe At Any Dose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 In a message dated 10/20/04 8:12:23 AM Mountain Daylight Time, SSRI medications writes: > > Untreated depression is the most common reason for suicide, said Kerry Hope, > director of Texas A & M's mental health center, and suicide is the > second-leading cause of death among the college-age bracket. One out of every 12 college > students has made a suicide plan, she said. > > Oh, puhleeze. How many of these kids were on psych meds when they killed themselves. In the basement of a very prestigious law school, they've set up a psychiatric ward where stressed out students can go for " help. " The help they get is drugs. All of the college students who've committed suicide lately, (the ones who jumped off roofs in Manhattan, or set themselves in fire) were on medication. " Blind Reason " a novel of pharmaceutical intrigue Think your antidepressant is safe? Think again. It's Unsafe At Any Dose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 Let me tell you something else from my college experience .. the staff and the dorm Resident Advisors in particular often tend to be very unresponsive when students are having obvious problems coping or just need to talk, and counseling services are woefully understaffed or have people on them who don't have a clue what they're doing .. I'd seen students having a difficult time just getting in to see somebody, and couple that with putting them on all these drugs, I'm actually surprised there aren't more suicides or at least attempts. Just having someone around who can talk to these kids and help them sort out their problems can do a lot more good than putting them on drugs! Re: College suicide > > In a message dated 10/20/04 8:12:23 AM Mountain Daylight Time, > SSRI medications writes: > > > > > > Untreated depression is the most common reason for suicide, said Kerry Hope, > > director of Texas A & M's mental health center, and suicide is the > > second-leading cause of death among the college-age bracket. One out of every 12 college > > students has made a suicide plan, she said. > > > > > Oh, puhleeze. How many of these kids were on psych meds when they killed > themselves. In the basement of a very prestigious law school, they've set up a > psychiatric ward where stressed out students can go for " help. " The help they > get is drugs. All of the college students who've committed suicide lately, > (the ones who jumped off roofs in Manhattan, or set themselves in fire) were on > medication. > > > " Blind Reason " > a novel of pharmaceutical intrigue > Think your antidepressant is safe? Think again. It's > Unsafe At Any Dose > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 Let me tell you something else from my college experience .. the staff and the dorm Resident Advisors in particular often tend to be very unresponsive when students are having obvious problems coping or just need to talk, and counseling services are woefully understaffed or have people on them who don't have a clue what they're doing .. I'd seen students having a difficult time just getting in to see somebody, and couple that with putting them on all these drugs, I'm actually surprised there aren't more suicides or at least attempts. Just having someone around who can talk to these kids and help them sort out their problems can do a lot more good than putting them on drugs! Re: College suicide > > In a message dated 10/20/04 8:12:23 AM Mountain Daylight Time, > SSRI medications writes: > > > > > > Untreated depression is the most common reason for suicide, said Kerry Hope, > > director of Texas A & M's mental health center, and suicide is the > > second-leading cause of death among the college-age bracket. One out of every 12 college > > students has made a suicide plan, she said. > > > > > Oh, puhleeze. How many of these kids were on psych meds when they killed > themselves. In the basement of a very prestigious law school, they've set up a > psychiatric ward where stressed out students can go for " help. " The help they > get is drugs. All of the college students who've committed suicide lately, > (the ones who jumped off roofs in Manhattan, or set themselves in fire) were on > medication. > > > " Blind Reason " > a novel of pharmaceutical intrigue > Think your antidepressant is safe? Think again. It's > Unsafe At Any Dose > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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