Schizophrenia Murder
A large review involving seven studies from four countries has found that schizophrenia patients rarely commit random acts of murder. The data found that the odds of that happening were 1 in 14 million people per year, and when murder or other violent acts were committed it was most likely performed by an untreated patient against a member of the family. Experts say the study is helpful because it may help reverse some of the untrue stereotype that can surround the disease.
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Schizophrenia News: Legal Briefing
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Schizophrenia and Violence: Debating the Latest News
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Children of Mentally Ill Parents Have Higher Murder Risk: Stud...
Children who have a severely mentally ill parent are almost nine times more likely to be victims of homicide than children who have healthy parents,... Read more »
Mental Illness Common in People Who Murder: Study
Researchers in Australia have found a "startling" link between mental illness and homicide, with one out of every three men and four out of every... Read more »
Crimes Distort the Realities of Schizophrenia
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Murder Case Puts Spotlight on Bipolar Disorder in Kids
Carolyn Riley was recently convicted of murdering her 4-year-old daughter Rebecca with an overdose of prescription medications used to treat bipolar... Read more »
Q&A: Schizophrenia med compliance
A mother writes that her son, who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia, stops taking his Risperdal when he is feeling better. She then has... Read more »
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