bit. one is if you are paranoid and you think people are trying to hurt you. another is if you think people or the government are trying to control your mind. a third one is if you have voices that are commanding you, telling you to do things. these are the kind of things that will increase the risk a little bit. but you know, i know you both know the case of wayne fenton, nationally renowned doctor who dealt with schizophrenics, well revered in the world of schizophrenic treatment, who was treating someone who killed him. here is a man who is an expert in this, who was alone with a patient who clearly was very dangerous, and must not have known. i think that underscores, there s good news and bad news here in terms of our ability to understand. we do have some knowledge. we know there are risk factors. we know that substance abuse contributes to risk. we also know there are additional experiences people who have been victims of
sunday morning 11:00 a.m. eastern for another critical look at the media. state of the union with candy crowley begins right now. in the aftermath of the tucson shootings, it was a week of harsh reality and an overriding mystery. what happened to jared lee loughner? back then he was completely different, very caring, very sweet. a gentle, kind, altogether pretty great guy. he was just a great kid. and it seems like he just snapped somewhere in high school and went down from there. he was definitely off. he had a grin about him. he would laugh at things that were sad. he just didn t seem to be a ware of what was going on. i was scared of what he could do. i wasn t scared of him physically, but i was scared of him bringing a weapon to class. did anyone, could anyone have foreseen the downward spiral of jared lee loughner from the nice kid some people remember to the mass murderer he is now accused of being? could treatment have stopped the tucson killings? today
he would laugh at things that were sad. he just didn t seem to be aware of what was going on. i was scared of what he could do. i wasn t scared of him physically, but i was scared of him bringing a weapon to class. did anyone, could anyone have foreseen the downward spiral of jared lee loughner from the nice kid some people remember to the mass murderer he is now accused of being? could treatment have stopped the tucson killings? today, two psychiatrists who specialize in severe mental illness, dr. e. fuller torre ye and dr. lisa dickson. this is a saipsychiatric failure, not a political failure. i don t think changing the tenor of political dialogue would have made any difference. then, author pete urley, a father who battled to help his son through the mental health maze and psychologist fred frees who live has been institutionalized for schizophrenia, and the two members of congress who founded the mental health caucus, california congressman grace napolitano a
that the vast majority of schizophrenics and anyone with a serious mental illness, they re not dangerous. how do you tell? the strongest predictors of violence are, number one, past history of violence, candy, that s true of non people who don t have schizophrenia too. number two, substance abuse. these are the two single biggest predictors. being a male is also a predictor. beyond that, once the person has schizophrenia, there are a few symptoms that increase the violence a little bit. one is if you are paranoid and you think people are trying to hurt you. another is if you think people or the government are trying to control your mind. a third one is if you have voices that are commanding you, telling you to do things. these are the kind of things that will increase the risk a little bit. but you know, i know you both know the case of wayne fenton, who was a nationally renowned