Holmes Mental Illness

Holmes had been born into a wealthy New Hampshire family and was given the name Herman Webster Mudgett (America’s Serial Killers). “If Mudgett or his brother or sister were bad, their strict Methodist parents sent them to the attic for a full day without speaking or eating,. Mudgett’s father was especially abusive after he’d been drinking - which was often” (Spikol). However, his father was a wealthy and respected citizen and had been the local postmaster for nearly twenty five years (Taylor). It is surprising an important member of the community was a child abuser. The abuse of his father may be one of the

During the time of the shooting, Holmes was using two psychiatric drugs. It is stated in the book that “Drugs distort individual’s thoughts, which enhances irrational

Dr. H. H. Holmes has a passion for murder, and he hides his true personality behind an act of a charming man managing a hotel. Since Holmes uses his creativity to disrupt the lives of innocent people, he brings out the Black City of Chicago. As a result of Holmes’s passion for murder, he has to keep his psychotic talent secret. Only very few people know Holmes’s true lifestyle, and if they do, he kills them. Holmes weaves his way into to his victims’ lives to manipulate them for his personal benefit.. Even though the White City masks some of Chicago’s problems, evil still

People with mental health issues have been viewed and treated in a variety of ways within western society throughout time. Historically if an individual displayed behaviours which disrupted their function in society and defied social norms they were viewed as lunatics, insane or even cursed (Cowan, 2008; Elder & Evans & Nizette, 2009). It is from these past issues that many people still have unreasonable thoughts about mental illness; their misconceptions have created unreasonable fears and negative attitudes toward those who experience it. This negativity brings for many the barriers of not only

In the fall of 1889, Holmes meets Benjamin Frelon Pitezel; He had a wife, Carrie and 5 children, Dessie, Alice, Nellie, Howard and infant son Wharton. He came to Chicago after traveling the Midwest for 10 years because he continually failed at keeping a job and he also had been arrested several times for crimes ranging from petty larceny to forgery, he also drank heavily. He was looking for a job and answers an ad for a carpenter for a building being built in Englewod. There he meets H.H. Holmes and they become friends. He becomes Holmes’s

On July 20, 2012 James Holmes enter a theater in Aurora Colorado and shot and killed 12 people. Attorneys tested Holmes and called for a psychiatrist. The psychiatrist stated that Holmes was so crazy that he could not distinguish what’s right and what’s wrong during the period he committed the crime. Dr Jonathan Woodcock interviewed Holmes during the time he was in jail on July 24 just four days after the shooting occurred for two hours duration. Holmes’s testimony drew questions from prosecutors that doubted his analyzation of Holmes being severe delusional during the mass shooting. Doctor claimed that they found Holmes suffering from severe mental illness and because of that it made him act violently. Holmes thought that if he snitch and went on and told the public of attempting to kill strangers he would be obligated to pay for the consequences. Doctors testified that one of Holmes delusion was to go out and do what he had to do. Woodcock was a witness by the defense to purpose the idea that Holmes was indeed crazy the moment he shot and killed people dead. Before the shooting occurred Holmes had already symptoms of mental illness disorder which made him anxious and stress and committed the crime.

Although about 450 million people in the world currently are suffering from a mental illness, many untreated, the topic still remains taboo in modern society (Mental Health). For years, people with mental illnesses have been shut away or institutionalized, and despite cultural progression in many areas, mental illnesses are still shamed and rarely brought to light outside of the psychiatric community. The many different forms in which mental illness can occur are incredibly prevalent in the world today, and there is a substantial debate about the way that they should be handled. Some people are of the opinion that mental illness is merely a variance in perception and that it either can be fixed through therapy or should not be treated at

On July 20, 2012 James Holmes enter a theater in Aurora Colorado and shot and killed 12 people. Attorneys tested Holmes and called for a psychiatrist. The psychiatrist stated that Holmes was so crazy that he could not distinguish what’s right and what’s wrong during the period he committed the crime. Dr Jonathan Woodcock interviewed Holmes during the time he was in jail on July 24 just four days after the shooting occurred for two hours duration. Holmes’s testimony drew questions from prosecutors that doubted his analyzation of Holmes being severe delusional during the mass shooting. Doctor claimed that they found Holmes suffering from severe mental illness and because of that it made him act violently. Holmes thought that if he snitch and went on and told the public of attempting to kill strangers he would be obligated to pay for the consequences. Doctors testified that one of Holmes delusion was to go out and do what he had to do. Woodcock was a witness by the defense to purpose the idea that Holmes was indeed crazy the moment he was shot people dead. Before the shooting occurred Holmes had already symptoms of mental illness disorder which made him anxious and stress and committed the crime.

I overall agree with your discussion statement. However one aspect I feel you failed to mention was James Holmes mental state, when giving a reason why he would commit such an act. After the tragic incident, reports came out how he suffered from mentally illness and was prescribed medications to deal with his emotions and state of mind. While not highly talked about, there is a link between the type of medication people are given for mental health issues and acts of extreme violence and suicide. I believe his mental illness and the medication he was taking played a vital role in Holmes committing such an horrible

Harold Shipman’s early life was concerned with his mother and her strict discipline. His mother, Vera, made sure to control every aspect of his life. Shipman’s mother is described as, “She instilled in him an early sense of superiority that tainted most of his later relationships” (Harold). His mother made sure Shipman was the golden child in the household, and did everything in her power to make sure he knew he was the best. With such an ego due to his mother, Shipman consequently, was considered odd and was not liked much around his peers. Also, alike Holmes, Shipman was academically gifted. Shipman academic abilities are described, as, “As a teenager at High Pavement Grammar School, Shipman was ambitious and academically successful.” (Harold). Both Holmes and Shipman were disciplined by one of their parents to receive good grades and become intelligent. Shipman also fits the norm with serial killers who have higher than normal IQ’s. Also, alike Holmes again, Shipman faced a traumatic experience that would change his life forever. Though, unlike Holmes’s scenario, Shipman’s event was not due to bullying. His event dealt with his mother, the experience is described as, “When he was 17 his life changed dramatically. His mother, Vera, died of lung cancer at the age of 43.” After such a tight relationship with his mother, this event definitely affected his personality and life from then on. Another unique detail to pull out from this event is that while

The facts of the case are very clear and evident that James Holmes should have been sentenced to life in prison or preferably the death sentence. In many states throughout the United States the death penalty is not enforced. The death penalty is a controversy that has been going on in the United States for a very long time. Thirty-one states in the United States favor the death penalty. Colorado is one of those states. There were many clinical psychology issues that were involved in this case. Since Mr. Holmes pleaded insanity. The clinical psychologist has the client as the patient in a trial so confidentiality cannot be breached. A clinical psychologist in this case would have to use their knowledge of mental illness and then they would make a decision as to if their client, in this case, Mr.Holmes, was insane as he pleaded or if they thought he was in the right state of mind. Insanity as defined in the Forensic and Legal Psychology book states that insanity refers to the criminal’s state of mind in the time the crime was committed. Insanity requires that, due to a mental illness, a defendant lacks moral responsibility and culpability for their crime, and

During the opening statements by Holmes’ lawyer Daniel King, he stated that Holmes was a normal child, but began to have mental health problems in middle school and attempted suicide at age 11 (Villanueva, 2015). Holmes was also described as socially awkward and possibly something deeper. "Mental illness can strike like cancer, without regard to your background, without regard to your status in life, without regard to how intelligent you are," defense attorney Tamara Brady told the jury; "And when James Holmes was born, he had this psychotic mental illness in his blood. It was in his DNA." (O’Neill, 2015) Holmes continued to keep away from other even in High School and was even noted by a coach that he was uncomfortable standing close to other

Holmes was 24 at the time of the shooting, which occurred on July 20, 2012. He had colored his hair red to which he explained he was the Joker, a character in the Batman comics. Aside

On July 20, 2012, a major tragedy happened in Aurora Colorado during a midnight screening of the film The Dark Knight Rises. James Holmes willingly without showing no remorse entered the movie theater Century 16 at Town Center. He was resembling the Joker with red hair wearing a gas mask and body armor murdering 12 people and wounding 70 people. A jury found Holmes guilty on 24 counts of first degree murder, two counts for each of the 12 victims. Also, he was found guilty of 140 counts of attempted murder for the 70 people wounded (Biography, 2016). James Holmes’ life, upbringing, and behavior preceding the massacre, the significance of the case from a behavioral and security management perspective, the response time by the theater staff and law enforcement, the legal and ethical considerations in this incident and what learning outcomes are relevant to this case study will be some of the highlights covered in this case analysis.

Arthur Holmes was born in 1890 in Hebburn on Tyne, England. He had an early interest in science at his school, Gateshead high school. He went to college at Imperial College and got a degree in physics and later he decided then changed his major to geology. He graduated associated with