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rustydog

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9. Most of the violent people we get with mental health issues

Reply to ErikJ (Original post)

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 11:29 PM

Dec 2012

are the ones who quit taking their medications or the psychiatrist changed medications on them.

I am so thankful I do not have a psychiatric disorder. I don't see how people cancope,how their family copes...it is sad.

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Friend in CT who worked in mental health [View all] ErikJ Dec 2012 OP

What exactly are you wishing to express here? Fire Walk With Me Dec 2012 #1

The RW talking point about how it's the mentally ill who are the problem and not the irresponsible kestrel91316 Dec 2012 #2

Perspective of an ex-mental health worker in CT ErikJ Dec 2012 #3

That doesn't appear to be relevant to this case, however. yardwork Dec 2012 #4

Actually he was quite ill ErikJ Dec 2012 #7

"I heard how his mother told a friend at a bar that she thought...." yardwork Dec 2012 #8

institutions suck. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2012 #5

Geez...mental health miniscule budgets promote gun violence? Newsflash. libdem4life Dec 2012 #6

Most of the violent people we get with mental health issues rustydog Dec 2012 #9