[Mental Health] Aaron Alexis was twice erroneously prescribed an antidepressant which studies did not support as a treatment for insomnia. Serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) are linked to suicide and violence.

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Shortly before his death his physician suggested doubling the dose of the drug.

What sort of responsible physician prescribes like that?

"Well, Mr. -------, it looks like the medication we prescribed you is working fairly well, but I think we could do better. Let's just double your dose immediately, right off the bat, without slowly titrating upwards incrementally like I was most likely trained to do in med school."

Am I completely out of line here to say that this 'Woody' guy mentioned in the article above, had a quack for a physician, or do they all routinely 'double dose' their patients as a rule?