[nickcarraway]

His parents didn’t take him to a mental health professional.

[moehoward]

"My Psychiatrist ... Dr. Sophy ended up giving me the same useless advice that every other psychiatrist, psychologist, and counsellor had given me in the past. I don't know why my parents wasted money on therapy, as it will never help me in my struggle against such a cruel and unjust world. The doctor ended up dismissing it by prescribing me a controversial medication, Risperidone…."

Maybe his parents didn't take him, but he admits to seeing an assortment of mental health professionals, and being prescribed meds at least once.

[TigersEye]

Virgin Murderer Elliott Rodger Hadn’t Seen Psychiatrist In 2 Years

UCSB mass shooter Elliott Rodger hadn’t been seen by a psychiatrist since 2012 (though he had been treated by psychologists)

Elliott’s 141-page manifesto mentions in 2012 that he had been treated by psychiatrist Dr. Charles Sophy and refused to take medication that was prescribed to him.

“At the time of Elliott’s killings, he was being treated by two psychologists: one in Santa Barbara and another in Southern California,” a family insider tells RadarOnline.com. “His family now recognizes that he should have been in intensive treatment including psychiatrists.