Original article no longer available Sarasota Herald-Tribune (FL) January 22, 1998 Author: Steven Ward, NYT REGIONAL NEWSPAPERS Three doctors and a Lake City mental health center are accused of misdiagnosing a woman as having major depression and prescribing too much of the wrong kind of medicine, causing her to commit suicide, according to a wrongful death lawsuit. "They … [Read more...] about PATIENT SUICIDE SPOUSE SUES THE LAWSUIT CLAIMS THAT A MISDIAGNOSIS OF MAJOR DEPRESSION AND TOO MUCH OF THE WRONG MEDICINE LED TO A WOMAN’S SUICIDE — (Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
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Nick Drake: The Biography — (Bloomsbury Publishing)
To view original article click here Bloomsbury Publishing By Patrick Humphries Sept, 1997 Excerpted letter: My Dear Lusko, Thank you very much for most interesting letter and for the time and trouble you took to give us such a helpful opinion about Nick. I am very sorry to say that we have lost poor Nick. On the morning of Nov 25 Molly went into his room to wake him … [Read more...] about Nick Drake: The Biography — (Bloomsbury Publishing)
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS A FACTOR IN TRAGEDY — (Deseret News)
To view original article click here Deseret News By Ann Blake Tracy Published: Monday, Sept. 23, 1996 12:00 a.m. MDT Recently a second youth was sentenced for contributing to the tragic deaths of two young women last summer because they provided alcohol to Laramie Huntzinger. Yet in the year that this case has been in the news, not one mention has been made of the … [Read more...] about PRESCRIPTION DRUGS A FACTOR IN TRAGEDY — (Deseret News)
Wonder Drug on Trial — (Texas Monthly)
To view original article click here Texas Monthly By Jan Jarboe Russell December 1991 Once regarded as a miracle cure for depression, Prozac will soon be under attack in a Houston courtroom for causing suicides. The sad case of Skye Morris may determine the fate of the nation’s leading antidepressant. When the alarm clock went off at seven Saturday morning, Michael … [Read more...] about Wonder Drug on Trial — (Texas Monthly)
Assault after ingestion of antidepressant — (British Medical Journal)
To view original article click here British Medical Journal (BMJ) VOLUME 303 21 SEPTEMBER 1991 PHILIP SUGARMAN, TOM HUGHES SIR - We were interested in Ms Clare Dyer's report from the Court of Appeal of murder during mania after ingestion of amitriptyline. We have a 46 year old inpatient who assaulted his daughter and wife the day after taking 75 mg of amitriptyline. The … [Read more...] about Assault after ingestion of antidepressant — (British Medical Journal)
The Many Faces Of Laurie Dann — (Chicago Tribune)
To view original article click here Chicago Tribune News June 05, 1988| By George Papajohn and Joel Kaplan. Ray Gibson, William Recktenwald, John O'Brien, Steve Johnson, Barbara Mahany and Stevenson Swanson contributed to this report. In the fall of 1977, Laurie Wasserman, a 19-year-old University of Arizona student, enrolled in a home economics course. She also … [Read more...] about The Many Faces Of Laurie Dann — (Chicago Tribune)
The Case of Sheila Caffell: The Effects of Illegal Drugs on People with Schizophrenia — (Jeremy Bamber Official Website)
To view original article click here Jeremy Bamber Official Website October 11, 1986 Original material by T, Whitefoot; additions by L, Lake; J, Martin-Adams; P. A. Miller In the early hours of 7 August 1985, five people were shot to death at White House Farm: Sheila Caffell, her twin six year old boys, and her adoptive parents, June and Nevill Bamber. Initially, Essex … [Read more...] about The Case of Sheila Caffell: The Effects of Illegal Drugs on People with Schizophrenia — (Jeremy Bamber Official Website)
Biography: John Hinckley, Jr — (PBS – American Experience)
To view original article click here PBS - American Experience On March 30, 1981, John Hinckley Jr. set out to win actress Jodie Foster's heart. As "the greatest love offering in the history of the world," the 25-year-old attempted to assassinate Ronald Reagan outside the Washington Hilton hotel. Though flanked by administration members, police officers, and Secret Service … [Read more...] about Biography: John Hinckley, Jr — (PBS – American Experience)
Dorothy Dandridge — (InfoPlease)
To view original article click here Infoplease Born: 9 November 1922 Died: 8 September 1965 (drug overdose) Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio Best known as: Star of the movie Carmen Jones Dorothy Dandridge is the Oscar-nominated actress whose career as a leading lady was curtailed by racism and personal problems in the 1950s. As teens she and her sister Vivian were part of an … [Read more...] about Dorothy Dandridge — (InfoPlease)