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Random murder by schizophrenia patients is rare: study

(ABC News) UPDATED 2009-10-22

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. Read full story >

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