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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Individuals with schizophrenia are [b]4 to 7 times more likely[/b] to commit violent crimes, such as assault and homicide [4,5], and 4 to 6 times more likely to exhibit general aggressive behavior, such as verbal and physical threats [10,11], compared with the general population. [/quote]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6852683/

I'm not seeing the evidence for there being no danger here. It certainly seems rational and borne out by the above statistics. Quoting platitudes about statistics that lump all mental illnesses together, like someone with mild depression or anxiety is similar to a paranoid schizophrenic, is not helpful.

My brother went to high school with three unrelated guys who developed paranoid schizophrenia after graduation. Two of the three killed other people in the midst of delusions and are locked up at Clifton T. Perkins. I don't see why OP is being attacked for being concerned about this neighbor's behavior.[/quote]

I NEVER said NO danger. But while your link is true, so is mine and everything else I posted. I am a former prosecutor with decades of experience with the seriously mentally ill in the criminal justice system. You are still far more likely to be murdered by your allegedly loving husband than by a schizophrenic neighbor with florid psychosis. Violent crime associated with schizophrenia makes up less than 10% of violent crime. Do you understand that this means 90% is committed by sane persons? And no, it’s not all crime committed by black thugs in neighborhoods you’d never be caught in - plenty of that crime is committed by white husbands that look just like yours. Your bias against the mentally ill is particularly sad viewed by a person who spent decades working with victims of crime, many of whom were mentally ill.

Of course a reasonable amount of concern is warranted - but addressing it should start with some self education on the issues that doesn’t ignore the weight of the evidence. Again, FAR more to fear from the husband who suddenly gets a notion to change his life but wants to avoid the costs associated with letting you continue to live on this planet.

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-british-journal-of-psychiatry/article/violence-and-schizophrenia-examining-the-evidence/BEC530F212F98C0400D3D32CB2710BA9
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The problem is that mentally ill people are safe to be around until the moment that they aren't, and then it is too late.  There are plenty of family members who have been murdered by their own child or sibling or grandchild who is living with them.  [/quote]

+1 Of course, statistics will show that a person is more likely to be physically harmed by a spouse as the PP reported; however, that's because most people aren't living in close quarters with a schizophrenic in a florid psychotic state. OP does have valid concerns because of the proximity and unpredictable behavior of her neighbor.[/quote]

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