"The 32-year-old, who is facing life behind bars or the death penalty, had been stable on medications for schizoaffective disorder at the time of his medication change, sources told TMZ for the outlet's upcoming documentary on the case. Reiner was diagnosed with the disorder around 2020. Both the bipolar and depressive types of schizoaffective disorders, as identified by the Mayo Clinic, include some schizophrenia symptoms."
"Doctors did not try to put Reiner on a psychiatric hold amid the shift in medication, despite the fact he was agitated, erratic, and increasingly dangerous and had experienced a complete break from reality by the time his parents were killed on Dec. 14, per TMZ's sources. Insiders predict the doctors' decisions could lay the groundwork for Reiner's defense. Reiner's sister, Romy, 28, found the When Harry Met Sally director, 78, deceased at the family's Brentwood home on Dec. 14."
"She was later notified that her mother, 70-year-old photographer Singer Reiner, had also been fatally stabbed. Nick Reiner was arrested later that day and was charged two days later with two counts of first-degree murder. TMZ reported later that week that Nick Reiner's recent alarming behavior had been made more erratic and dangerous with a change in medication. A police source subsequently confirmed to People that Nick was in solitary confinement and on suicide watch, though he's no longer subject to the latter."
Doctors changed Nick Reiner's psychiatric medications for unclear reasons about one month before his parents were fatally stabbed. He had been stable on medications for schizoaffective disorder, diagnosed around 2020. Both bipolar and depressive schizoaffective types include schizophrenia symptoms, with bipolar presenting hypomania or mania and depressive presenting major depressive episodes. Clinicians did not place him on a psychiatric hold during the medication shift despite increasing agitation, erratic behavior, and a complete break from reality by Dec. 14. Insiders say the medication decisions could factor into his legal defense. He was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder and has a history of substance abuse and past homelessness.
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