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JoeyT

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6. I dunno, the presence of
Fri Nov 16, 2012, 12:51 AM
Nov 2012

a benzodiazepine and an anti-psychotic kind of implies he might have been in the risk group to commit suicide. (Assuming of course the pills were his.) Seroquel is also used for bipolar disorder, and that would put him in one of the highest risk groups for both non-compliance and for suicide.

From http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10826661

At least 25% to 50% of patients with bipolar disorder also attempt suicide at least once.


I think he was just someone that couldn't or didn't get the help he needed, and it ended badly.

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