This week the Sanity Squad considers some of the difficult Psychiatric issues raised by the recent murderous rampage at Virginia Tech, including questions of Involuntary Commitment, and the distinction between mental illness and evil.
Download or listen to Involuntary Commitment and join Neo-neocon, Dr. Sanity, Siggy, and me and be enlightened.
As you listen, you might consider this conundrum as posed by Dr. Sanity today:
[Just as an aside: I am curious as a psychiatric professional--why do we appear to be more frightened of the mentally ill (who are not more violent than the general population but are 2.5 times more likely to be the victims of violence), but not of terrorists who were caught actively fighting and killing Americans and are now incarcerated at Guantanamo?]
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