Comments on: Our failed approach to schizophrenia

By: ny59giants

ny59giants — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 22:47:21 +0000

I have worked with adults with Schizophrenia over 10 years ago for over 5 years in a day treatment program. You would have trouble knowing that some of them had that disorder if you talked with them. I remember one client who I had seen all day till about 3pm and he was fine (no hallucinations or delusions). That same night I was called into the local ER as I was the clinician on call and he had had a psychotic break during that time span. I had to involuntary commit him to the state psychiatric hospital along with the ER doctor. So, you can have those who are acting normal in almost every way have this happen to then without any warning signs. What law is going to help this??

By: Paul-Cincy

Paul-Cincy — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 22:33:45 +0000

If you’re delusional, you might very well become violent. It goes with the territory.

By: hawksruleva

hawksruleva — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 22:33:14 +0000

penalties for those who sell weapons to people with clear signs of psychosis

You wanna do something helpful? Help those who sell guns recognize the signs of psychosis.

By: ellifint

ellifint — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 22:25:20 +0000

Oh, so the vast majority of people with schizophrenia are not violent, but they ARE more likely to commit violent crimes? Well, that’s a relief.

By: HotAirian

HotAirian — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 22:21:06 +0000

Our failed approach to schizophrenia

Yeah, I thought we pretty much confirmed that in the last election.

By: 29Victor

29Victor — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:58:15 +0000

I just wanted a Pepsi.

By: Schadenfreude

Schadenfreude — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:57:18 +0000

Congress needs to pass a law that individuals with mental illness should not have access to guns. Based on the recent election, that would be about 51 percent of the country.

By: stvnscott

stvnscott — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:56:15 +0000

He had me until he jumped on the gun control bandwagon.

Geez.

By: Bishop

Bishop — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 21:50:50 +0000

We need reasonable controls on semiautomatic weapons

Like the 30,000 laws currently on the books? Ok, done.

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