This book will grip and disturb you. You will be forced to grapple with an issue no-one has solvedwhat happens to the intent and premeditation critical to returning a verdict of murder when you are under the influence of a psychotropic drug. -- David Healy, PhD, psychiatrist, author of Pharmageddon and Let Them Eat Prozac Those of us who have worked in the world of music and entertainment media know all too well the importance of treatment centers for addictions to alcohol, cannabis, and opioids. Yet, SSRIs and Benzos might be the most dangerous drugs of all, since they are far too easily prescribed to millions of Americans, even to children. Meticulously researched, profoundly moving, by turns horrifying and edifying, Ed Joness consequential new book is a must-read for parents whose children are growing up in an overprescribed world, and for psychiatrists and physicians who care about their patients long-term mental health. -- Terry Hummel, former publisher, Rolling Stone Magazine I am a longtime Advanced Emergency Medical Technician, and in my experience every word of Ed Joness harrowing book rings true, because I have witnessed firsthand the devastations visited upon families by SSRI antidepressants. Medication, Mental Illness, and Murder should be required reading for every current and future psychiatrist and physicianwith an emphasis on the latter, since nearly two-thirds of antidepressants are prescribed by primary care doctors. Too many medical professionals who should know better are handing these pills out like candy, and police and emergency responders are dealing with the fallout. -- Mary Katherine Lockwood, clinical associate professor emerita, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire; and author of Clinical Correlates in Anatomy and Physiology A heartbreaking story of filicide, the potential risks of powerful antidepressants, and unforgiving justice with respect to crimes involving mental illness. -- Richard Ernsberger Jr., bestselling author and former senior editor of Newsweek Magazine
