01-10-2011, 07:41 PM
Kiva wrote:
[quote=kj]
In Idaho, a physical therapist can't do psych evals, but neither can a Sheriff (maybe in Cali ;-). At any rate, I'll go out on a limb and contend there isn't anyone who will ever know exactly why he did what he did. kj.
well, i do evals for a living and I stand by my previous statement. Schizophrenic, bipolar, or some sort of drug-induced psychosis / mania.
That's based on very little info, of course, but i've seen writing / thoughts like that before. Time will reveal more info.
kiva
I don't think anyone would argue that he doesn't fit something in the DSM, whether it is schizo, bipolar, whatever. But to say that explains why he did what he did would be incorrect. I work with people who look behaviorally just like him every day, and chances are, they will never do anything like this. Even if they did, that's a far cry from understanding anything. Unfortunately, Pam's term is every bit as accurate/useful as a psych term. The dude's messed up, and that's about the end of understanding, imo. kj.