Psychiatric News
Newspaper of the
American Psychiatric Association
Interim Editor: Carolyn B. Robinowitz, M.D.
Tucson Tragedy Reignites
Long-Standing Controversies
The deadly gunfire that wounded an Arizona congresswoman left six dead and a host of questions about the nation's mental health
system.
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Stressors Raise Depression Risk
If Person Has Gene Allele
The association between variations in the serotonin transporter gene and the development of depression in response to life
stress—first elucidated in a now-famous 2003 report in Science—has been confirmed by meta-analysis.
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Several Medications
Linked to Violent Acts
A psychiatrist with expertise in violence believes that psychiatrists should become aware that the antismoking medication
varenicline and antidepressants have been linked with violent behavior.
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