To be fair, Bill mentioned neither sociopaths nor crazy people in his post and did not state that mentally unstable individuals cannot be sociopathic. It seemed that he was simply stating that murdering someone indicates that the murderer likely has a deficit in coping, reality testing, or decision making.

Bill,

It sounds like you've had some bad past experiences with psychiatric treatment in the past and that it has, quite understandably, left a bad taste in your mouth (no pun intended what with the discussion of medication and all <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />). Offered as an encouragement rather than a refutation: I have had the pleasure already in my short career of working with some very professional and talented child/adolescent psychiatrists and hope that their philosophy of practice and their conceptualization of problems and their treatment is indicative of a current trend in the field.

I'm really glad we got to exchange ideas and appreciate the spirit in which it was conducted. I hope I didn't come across as haughty or self-important.

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