Archive for Central America and the Caribbean

Fidel Castro’s son, a bookish nuclear scientist, commits suicide — (The Washington Post)
SSRI Ed note: Eldest son of Fidel Castro is hospitalized for depression following his father's death, gets treatment as outpatient (antidepressants), dies by suicide.
The Unseen Scars of Violence: Why We Desperately Need to Talk About Mental Health in Mexico — (ReMezcla)
Paradise Lost — (CBS News)
SSRI Ed note: Two depressed people isolate themselves in a jungle, she is on "an enormous amount" of antidepressants. He is shot in their bed, she is charged with murder. Efdffd
‘He made the tragic decision to take his own life’: Jeffrey Corzine, 31, the youngest son of former New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine commits suicide in Mexico City hotel — (Daily Mail)
SSRI Ed note: Man, 31 is depressed, "gets treatment" for it, commits suicide shortly after.
New DoD Report Details Nightmare Leading to Gitmo Detainee’s Death — (The Dissenter)
Man With Impeccable Record Robs Bank With Toy Gun: Goes Free
Famous Jazz Musician Dies From Overdose of Antidepressants: Likely Suicide
SSRI Ed note: Famous jazz composer dies from antidepressant overdose.
Son kills mother to death and shot in the head—(Nacion.com)
Husband of dead Guyanese national says wife had clinical depression tendencies—(SKNVibes)
SSRI Ed note: Happily married 22 years, woman takes antidepressants and kiils herself.
Police Continue Daniel Smith Investigation — (People Magazine)
SSRI Ed note: Young man, 20, dies from mixing methadone, Lexapro and Zoloft.
Slain 8-year-old ‘was the perfect kid,’ his aunt says — (The Daily Reflector)