“Lariam wasn’t a factor here but SSRI’s or other class antidepressants possibly could be.”
Cmon now. “possibly”...”could be”.
You have no idea that this individual was on any medications.
Chances are he was not.
Nor do you that he wasn't.
Chances are he was not.
Good chance several in his unit were one could have been him. The Pentagon doesn't buy the stuff to put it on the shelf.
Excerpted from article:
Citing the Armys fifth Mental Health Advisory Team report, using an anonymous survey of U.S. troops taken last fall, Time wrote that about 12 percent of combat troops in Iraq and 17 percent of those in Afghanistan are taking prescription antidepressants or sleeping pills to help them cope.
That is significant numbers.