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In reply to the discussion: A small sampling of the 97% of the mentally ill who are not violent [View all]The Link
(757 posts)9. I don't think the 94% is correct.
Seems like it is way too low.
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Me, bipolar 2/anxiety. Have had a bad reaction to _some_ SSRIs, still didn't kill anyone.
GreenPartyVoter
Dec 2012
#1
I have some trouble believing that as many as 6% of them do shoot people. (nt)
Posteritatis
Dec 2012
#4
My bad. Oveall violence number is 3%. Overall gun related probably less than a fraction of 1%
Cetacea
Dec 2012
#35
Well, by the OP for one and the author of the article the OP links to... but generally...
yawnmaster
Dec 2012
#38
Not my list. Don't think sociopaths and their ilk are mentally ill in the traditional sense either.
Cetacea
Dec 2012
#34
Okay, I'll play. What percentage of "the mentally ill" do you think are murderers? (nt)
Posteritatis
Dec 2012
#11
... Grah. I'm going to invoke the "was walking in freezing rain for 45 minutes" defense.
Posteritatis
Dec 2012
#18
It looks like that list is a who's who of celebrity types who could probably afford treatment...
OneMoreDemocrat
Dec 2012
#14
I am pro-medication, and an educated consumer. "Better living through chemistry" is one of my mottos
Cetacea
Dec 2012
#30
"mental illness" is a collective term for a wide ranging assortment of disorders
FarCenter
Dec 2012
#21
So is normality. It doesn't change the percentages. People keep moving the goal posts
Cetacea
Dec 2012
#28