Posted by Tomatheus on October 5, 2015, at 12:40:28
In reply to Shooters and Psychiatry, posted by bleauberry on October 3, 2015, at 7:11:44
Psych Central's John Grohol, Psy.D., argued in a blog entry published today that scientific data do not support the idea that people with mental illness are an "important piece of the puzzle of violence in America."
Dr. Grohol wrote: "We need to stop pointing fingers and scapegoating the percentage of the population with mental illness. That kind of behavior is pure discrimination and bigotry. I expect policymakers and Congress people to respect all of their fellow citizens, including those with a mental illness - not call them out for special, discriminatory treatment."
Read the full blog entry below:
http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2015/10/05/congress-policymakers-stop-scapegoating-mental-illness-in-mass-shootings/Tomatheus
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