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I think you'll find a very low co-incidence rate of criminals getting psychiatric treatment, let alone psycho-pharmaceuticals on a regular basis. Honestly, the
by roc 17y ago
I think you'll find a very low co-incidence rate of criminals getting psychiatric treatment, let alone psycho-pharmaceuticals on a regular basis.
Honestly, the very premise of the research makes me wonder whether this is an example of research ghost-written by big pharma.
- chasingsparks 17y agoFrom the premise, you could also suggest that it was written by a proponent of more federal spending for mental health (e.g. Mental Health Parity Act). They only thing you can state with confidence is that it is not a good paper.
- mbrubeck 17y ago"I think you'll find a very low co-incidence rate of criminals getting psychiatric treatment, let alone psycho-pharmaceuticals on a regular basis." That's perfectly consistent with the hypothesis that treatment prevents people from becoming criminals.
- roc 17y agoUnless the number of people receiving treatment hasn't gone up accordingly. And specifically: the number of people matching the socioeconomic profile of the people who were committing the crimes that have seen such a sharp drop.