You can label it whatever you want but I'd say the "association" is pretty strong.
This study involved
785,000+ SSRI users, ages 15–60 (Swedish national registry):
- People on SSRIs were 26% more likely to commit violent crime compared to when they were off medication (HR 1.26, 95% CI 1.19–1.34).
- Risk was especially high in young adults (15–34 years) — with increases of 28% in 15–24-year-olds and 35% in 25–34-year-olds (HRs 1.28 and 1.35).
- Crucially, the danger persisted after stopping: the risk of violent crime was still 37% higher within the first 4 weeks post-discontinuation, and 20% higher up to 12 weeks later.
Translation: SSRI treatment doesn’t just raise the risk of violence while on the drug — the elevated danger continues for months after patients stop taking it.
There was also
this study:
856,000+ individuals prescribed SSRIs (Swedish national registry)
- Young users (15–24 years) had a 43% higher risk of violent crime convictions (HR 1.43, 95% CI 1.19–1.73).
- Risks extended well beyond violent crime:
- 29% higher risk of accidents (HR 1.29)
- 98% higher risk of alcohol-related hospital visits (HR 1.98)
- Gender breakdown among 15–24 year-olds:
- Young men: 40% higher risk of violent crime (HR 1.40)
- Young women: 75% higher risk of violent crime (HR 1.75)
Translation: The association isn’t random. It shows up across multiple types of dangerous outcomes, with both young men and women disproportionately affected.
The above 2 summaries from the studies where taken from this article:
As autistic transgender school shooters multiply, RFK Jr. is probing whether SSRIs — used by ~40% of trans individuals — are fueling the bloodshed.
www.thefocalpoints.com
These studies, each based on nationwide registry data, converge on the same alarming conclusion:
SSRIs are associated with violent crime in young people.
The problem compounds in vulnerable groups.
Nearly half of all transgender youth may be autistic (
Tollit et al), yet they are routinely placed on psychiatric drugs and funneled into irreversible surgical procedures. Long-term data show that
sex-reassigned individuals face triple the overall mortality and a 19-fold higher suicide risk (
Dhejne et al).