“ Despite the multitude of international drug regulatory warnings on all classifications of psychiatric medications citing adverse reactions such as suicidal ideation , homicidal ideation , violence , and psychosis , not one local , state , or federal commission has investigated the correlation between the mass shootings in America and the use of psychiatric medications .”
BBC Questions Another Mass Shooter ’ s Medication
Few can forget the “ Batman ” shootings at an Aurora , Colorado , movie theater in 2012 . James Holmes , the gunman who fatally shot 12 and wounded scores , was on antidepressants . The suspicion among some reporters and doctors that the antidepressants explained the rampage was so strong that the BBC created an in-depth report titled “ The Batman Killer — A Prescription For Murder ?” in 2017 .
“ Why else would a clever , shy guy with no history of violence , from a loving home , carry out such a heinous attack ?” except for the effect of the psychoactive drugs , BBC ’ s Shelley Jofre wrote in the report . “ He had no enemies , no terrorist ideology to drive him on .”
Dr . David Healy , a psychiatrist and psycho-pharmacologist who has written books about the risks of antidepressants , studied Holmes ’ case and interviewed him in prison .
“ These killings would never have happened had it not been for the medication James Holmes had been prescribed ,” he concluded .