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The Craig Fahle Show

Discussion on Mental Illness and Violent Crime

Thursday August 9, 2012

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In the wake of the recent mass shootings around the country, many are asking what can be done to prevent these types of tragedies from happening. Craig speaks with Dr. Alireza Amirsadri, Chief Medical Officer and Director of Clinical Operations at the WSU Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Dr. Victor Ajluni, and Associate Medical Director for Emergency Psychiatry at Detroit Receiving Hospital and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at WSU. They discuss the link between mental illness and violent crime and ways that future violent acts can be prevented.

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