Whiteorchids
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Yes all birds come home to roost as have I.
I have worked on 24hr locked psych units for 10 plus years as the rec. specialist and being a part of the treatment team I experienced a lot of psych. disorders in action and the treatment provided. By my standard of treatment James Holmes was ill served by the incompetent Dr. Fenton! It was her failure to address his persistent homicidal ideology. The supervising Psychiatrist of my unit has never and I suppose would never prescribe Zoloft to a suspected Schizophrenic patient with psychotic features, that drug is known to exacerbate the symptoms especially if withdrawn or the patient is non compliant. Dr?Fenton could have forced him into treatment by asking a few pointed questions, for example " Do you mind if I verify that you have no firearms?" if the patient refuses the psychiatrist has more reason to suspect that the patient is lying and may be a threat to others or themselves. She failed him and she bears responsibility.
Thank you. You are correct. Anti depressants can bring on severe mania to schizoaffective disorder and schizophrenia.
I always wondered why Fenton never put him on a 5150 mandatory psychiatric hold.