Letter: Psychiatry often worsens violence

* Kip Kinkel killed his parents and then shot and killed two students and wounded 22; he was on Prozac and Ritalin.

* T.J. Solomon wounded eight when he opened fire on classmates; he was on Ritalin.

* Mathew Beck was on three different psychiatric drugs when he opened fire at his work, killing four before killing himself.

* Bryn Hartman was on Zoloft when she killed husband Phil Hartman.

* Steve Allen Abrams was on Lithium when he purposefully drove his car into a nursery school playground, killing two children and injuring five.

You have a responsibility to your public. I would hope you would accept it rather than spouting out the tripe of your vested interest bosom buddy, President Clinton.

STEVE YEICH

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