I understood from years ago that some drugs (mostly illegal type) could have something to do with the onset of schizophrenia but I don’t know if that’s true.
I personally know of two cases, one from the early fifties and one the seventies. Both were cases that the only time the people were away from their hospital environment were for supervised home visits. They were heavily medicated all the time and have both since passed away.
I’m sure there are better medications and treatments now, especially as opposed to what the earlier person got.
I believe that, like alcoholism, mental illnesses, even physical abnormalities, are in the gene pool. They are passed down through the generations.
I wonder if Pvt. Lawrence was dosed with Prozac, or a like drug.Prozac is a very dangerous mind altering drug. Rather than calming, in some people it causes suicide or even lethal violence.