Stranger Homicide By People With Schizophrenia Is Rare -- And Unpredictable

Monday, October 12, 2009 - 09:35 in Health & Medicine

Homicide of strangers by people with schizophrenia is so rare that is impossible to predict who might offend or when it might happen, say researchers. More than half of offenders in the study had never been treated for schizophrenia -- earlier treatment for the first episode of psychosis and good quality care could prevent some homicides, the study concludes.

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