I can't speak for psychotic episodes, because I don't know anything about those diseases, but I think that employers are at fault for this. These packed, open-p

I can't speak for psychotic episodes, because I don't know anything about those diseases, but I think that employers are at fault for this. These packed, open-plan work environments are awful and create a lot of mental health problems. Being fairly neurotic myself, I'd be a bit unsettled if someone was having a psychotic episode at a desk 5 feet from me... but there really shouldn't be a desk 5 feet from me. I wouldn't want even a well-treated schizophrenic flying a plane, but for most jobs, I think it's possible to make an arrangement where the person's health problems don't pose a safety risk or freak other people out. Regarding "99% of the time they are fine", how many people don't have 2-3 sick days per year? If nothing else, that rules out everyone with kids. I suppose it depends what they are doing during that other 1% and how easily they can manage it, and when it comes to psychosis (with which I have no experience or expertise) I am way out of my depth on that one.