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Discovery channel hostage taker James Lee’s diagnosis; paranoid schizophrenia

New York City : NY : USA | Sep 03, 2010 at 2:40 PM PDT

By jaded87

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James LeeJames Lee, the man who was responsible for the hostage situation at the Discovery channel headquarters, was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia, according to mental health experts.

The psychologists and psychiatrists who have suggested this diagnosis of James Lee have not directly treated him, but have gathered this from media reports and James Lee's missive.

Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman, who is the chief of psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center in New York, says that paranoid delusions and perceptions were evident from James Lee's written note. Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman claims that James Lee was clearly a schizophrenic.

Paranoid Schizophrenia, the mental disorder that is being associated to the case of James Lee, is a mental illness that causes delusions, auditory hallucinations, and paranoia. Almost 1 percent of the population suffers from this illness.

James Lee is suspected to be suffering from this illness, which convinced him to take such drastic actions.

jaded87 is based in Lancaster, California, United States of America, and is an Anchor for Allvoices.

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