After a fatal school shooting, antidepressant use among student survivors increases by 21%. It's a window into the psychological toll of such attacks.
One often-overlooked fact about mass shootings is that they have been very good for the gun business.
The severity of a school shooting greatly influenced the psychological toll on students. In the 15 cases in which there was at least one fatality, antidepressant prescriptions written by healthcare providers near the affected school jumped quickly and continued to rise over 24 months. Within a five-mile radius, post-shooting prescribing to patients younger than 20 rose 21% above levels predicted by pre-shooting prescribing patterns.
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