03-22-2018, 03:54 PM
(03-22-2018, 12:48 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: But a diagnosis is supposed to be made with a holistic look at their behavior, which is not often available to the public when viewing an suspect's behavior.
I was deliberately being a wiseass, just to butt into the conversation.
But mental health practice is generally reactive rather than proactive. A diagnosis is not a prognostication. You can draw certain reasonable assumptions, such as this person is diagnosed with pre-frontal deficit, therefore they are more likely to commit a violent act in the future than someone who does not have that condition. But there is no way anyone could ever say with certainty that that person will pick up a gun and go on a spree until the act is underway.