ANTIDEPRESSANTS: Murder-Suicide: Two Dead: Oregon

Paragraph seven reads: “The family had known Phillips for years. They said he took numerous medications, including antidepressants and pain medications while he waited for hip-replacement surgery.” http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100422/NEWS/4220320/ -1/NEWSMAP April 22, 2010 By Anita Burke Mail Tribune MEDFORD ­ Family, friends and a west Medford neighborhood mourn a murder-suicide that left a man and woman…

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ANTIDEPRESSANTS: Murder-Suicide: 22 Year Old Kills Young Man & Self: Ireland

Relatives of killer Shane Clancy have insisted that the disturbed young man took a recent trip to Thailand to relax, and have hit out at suggestions that he was following his former girlfriend Jennifer Hannigan.

Shane, who broke up with his girlfriend Ms Hannigan (22) six months ago, planned an extended trip to Australia to rest and broke the journey with a stop off in Thailand.

Shane’s cousin Chris Clancy, who lives in Thailand with his wife, told the Herald that this was to be a time for Shane to get his thoughts together and relax in the idyllic setting of the Asian country.

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ZOLOFT: NY Judge to Allow Zoloft Defense in Assault Case

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) A Long Island judge has said she will allow a man accused of punching and kicking his former girlfriend to use the so-called “Zoloft defense.”

The attorney for Coram resident Brandon Hampson says he plans to argue that his client became violent and beat Lisa Essling on Aug. 25, 2006, because he stopped taking the popular antidepressant Zoloft days before the attack.

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ANTIDEPRESSANTS: Police Stop Man From Committing Suicide: England

The attorney for Coram resident Brandon Hampson says he plans to argue that his client became violent and beat Lisa Essling on Aug. 25, 2006, because he stopped taking the popular antidepressant Zoloft days before the attack.

Nassau County District Court Judge Rhonda Fischer said Friday that she will allow a defense witness to testify that withdrawl from the antidepressant can cause a person to become aggressive.

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