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H2O Man

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6. He has a diagnosis,

Reply to phil89 (Reply #3)

Mon May 26, 2014, 07:32 AM

May 2014

as he had been in treatment off and on for many years. But you are correct in that this does not mean that he has a mental illness. And, as I've pointed out numerous times over the years on DU, those with serious and persistent mental illness are far more likely to be the victim of a violent crime, than the perp.

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Or maybe he has no diagnosis or mental illness. phil89 May 2014 #3

He has a diagnosis, H2O Man May 2014 #6

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