This was interesting - and not surprising.
Mental health history
Dr Nielssen reviewed records of a general practitioner and psychiatrist from the Petone Medical Centre in Lower Hutt, New Zealand who the offender had consulted
in late 2010. The general practitioner’s notes included discussion of sleep disturbance, thoughts of suicide and “
also states has enjoyed inflicting pain on others in past”. The offender was prescribed an antidepressant and an urgent referral was made to a mental health team.
-- So
two years before he talked to Dr Pullman and admitted violent murder fantasies, there he is admitting to inflicting pain on others -- how, I wonder? I'd really an answer to that... Also:
Dr Pulman referred to the offender's reported history of differential diagnoses including depression, ADHD, autism, and Asperger's. But as she assessed him:
"He was articulate, fluent in his conversation,
and there was no evidence of any autistic features or symptoms consistent with ADHD or depression. On the contrary, his attention and concentration abilities fell in the Superior range and his mood upbeat, insofar as he appeared to be enjoying the attention and challenge the interview and testing provided."
Dr Pulman noted that the offender demonstrated obsessive traits and restricted or idiosyncratic behaviours but observed as well that the latter are known to occur in more gifted individuals.
She raised doubt about the possible diagnosis of autism and suggested a possible personality disorder with psychopathic traits
http://www.caselaw.nsw.gov.au/decision/5540011fe4b0fc828c9967c1
So once more, we find a killer diagnosed with autism, who doesn't actually have it. I get the feeling we're going to see more of these, as time goes on.
His mental health treatment seems to have been all over the place, diagnosed with everything and the kitchen sink, helpful medications denied him, what a mess.