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Abstract: 

Part I of this article discussed the violent and self-destructive behavior which may be caused by common antidepressants. (Roslyn Myers, “Mounting Evidence Reveals a Link Between Antidepressant Drugs and Violent Tendencies Among Young People: Part I,” 6 (2) CSSD 17 (Nov./Dec. 2004).) This potential danger exists in adults, but perhaps to an even greater degree in juveniles and children. At the same time, there are many unanswered questions about child, adolescent, and young adult psychopharmacology and the lack of training physicians have received in prescribing these drugs and in evaluating and managing the side effects of these drugs on children. Part II, below, discusses landmark cases involving antidepressant-induced crimes, studies showing possible links between the drugs and suicidal tendencies among children, and the actions being taken by various governmental agencies in reaction to worldwide skepticism about antidepressant use by the young.

Keywords: Fentress v. Eli Lilly & Co.; Tobin v. SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals; Minneapolis v. Litmus;

Affiliations:  1: Managing Editor of CSSD.