SPOTLIGHT: MD's murder provokes psychosis treatment debate

Earlier this month, noted schizophrenia specialist Wayne S. Fenton was found dead in his suburban Washington, D.C. office. He had been killed by a 19-year-old schizophrenic patient. A New York Times essay notes that Fenton's death has raised new questions on how best to treat mental health patients while still protecting the doctors who treat them. Some states already have laws in place that require these patients to take medications for their condition whether or not they've had a violent outburst. But this kind of forced treatment raises serious civil rights issues. Essay