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The Jekyll and Hyde effect A woman walked free from court earlier this year after attacking another woman and blaming it on the side-effects of the anti-depressant drug Seroxat. Anne Johnstone investigates

At a mental health conference in Glasgow recently, Dr Terry Lynch had a very clear message: anti-depressants are being massively over-prescribed in Scotland.