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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington
Also from the things that have been said about his mental state, I am inclined to believe that maybe he was bi-polar too.
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Bi-polar is a very difficult affliction even for the experts to diagnose, to bandy it around as a lay person on the www, is a tad irresponsible especially when such a sweeping statement could help brand all bi-polar as violent which isn't the case.
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"They go into a psychotic state. The individual in a manic state has a great deal of energy, often they go without sleep for long periods of time and many times become extremely aggressive in their thoughts."
But Taylor cautioned people not to be frightened of someone with bipolar disorder who is having a manic episode. Often there is a stubbornness or inability to cooperate, but that doesn't mean the patient will become violent.
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Bipolar patients can become violent, prof says
