The research highlights that many school shooters, who display psychotic behavior indicative of schizophrenia, were frequently misdiagnosed, receiving incorrect labels such as ADD or depression. Parents and guardians are urged to recognize that violent thoughts or hallucinations in adolescents are serious psychiatric emergencies. The study suggests that simple acts of kindness towards isolated youth can potentially thwart violent outcomes, emphasizing the need for early and accurate mental health diagnoses to prevent tragedies in school environments.
Many adolescents in our study were misdiagnosed despite clearly meeting the criteria for schizophrenia, ultimately leading to untreated psychosis and disastrous consequences.
Untreated psychosis manifests in ways such as delusions and command hallucinations, which must be regarded by parents as psychiatric emergencies requiring immediate intervention.
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