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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Or, perhaps you are only aware of garden variety depression and unaware that 20% of people with depression suffer from psychosis. It’s well established. I encourage you to do some research and reading - there are lots of reputable sources readily searchable online.

And yes, psychosis leads to violent behavior in some patients. Including a delusional belief that killing your whole family is better than just killing yourself because leaving them to suffer would be worse than killing them and taking them with you.[/quote]

I am very familiar with psychotic depression and the note simply does not suggest that’s what is going on here nor does the fact that two people were involved. Patients with psychotic depression generally aren’t bragging about their social life nor bemoaning past calculus quizzes. I’m not saying he wasn’t a very disturbed young man simply that depression (which he may have also had) does not begin to explain this tragic event. [/quote]

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