Mind of a Mass Shooter: Dr. Sohom Das on Violent Predators & Severe Mental Illness – Ask Dr. Drew – Episode 99

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4.3 • 851 Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2022

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Sohom Das is a Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist based in London. In his professional role, he regularly assesses mentally disordered offenders, in prisons, in courts, and in locked secure forensic psychiatric units, such as Broadmoor Hospital, that are reserved for the most dangerous and violent mentally ill patients. He also works as an experienced expert witness during criminal trials for a range of serious offenses, including murder. Follow Dr. Das at https://www.youtube.com/apsychforsoreminds and http://www.drdas.co.uk/ Read his book "In Two Minds: Stories of Murder, Justice, and Recovery from a Forensic Psychiatrist" at Amazon.com. Ask Dr. Drew is produced by Kaleb Nation (https://kalebnation.com) and Susan Pinsky (http://twitter.com/firstladyoflove). This show is for entertainment and/or informational purposes only, and is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. SPONSORED BY • GENUCEL - Using a proprietary base formulated by a pharmacist, Genucel has created skincare that can dramatically improve the appearance of facial redness and under-eye puffiness. Genucel uses clinical levels of botanical extracts in their cruelty-free, natural, made-in-the-USA line of products. Get 10% off with promo code DREW at https://genucel.com/drew GEAR PROVIDED BY • BLUE MICS - After more than 30 years in broadcasting, Dr. Drew's iconic voice has reached pristine clarity through Blue Microphones. But you don't need a fancy studio to sound great with Blue's lineup: ranging from high-quality USB mics like the Yeti, to studio-grade XLR mics like Dr. Drew's Blueberry. Find your best sound at https://drdrew.com/blue • ELGATO - Every week, Dr. Drew broadcasts live shows from his home studio under soft, clean lighting from Elgato's Key Lights. From the control room, the producers manage Dr. Drew's streams with a Stream Deck XL, and ingest HD video with a Camlink 4K. Add a professional touch to your streams or Zoom calls with Elgato. See how Elgato's lights transformed Dr. Drew's set: https://drdrew.com/sponsors/elgato/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome everybody. My guest today is Dr. Shaham Das. He is a consulting forensic psychiatrist.
0:06.0	He is in London and he regularly assesses mentally ill offenders in prison, court, and in lock, secure psychiatric forensic units.
0:15.0	Dangerous, violent, mentally ill patients is his specialty. We'll talk a little bit about some of the violence we're seeing in our streets these days,
0:22.4	some of the mass shootings, if he has any opinion about that, talk about how to rehabilitate people.
0:28.5	He's very big on what they're doing there in the UK, which is giving people a chance.
0:33.4	And with treatment, how often do you hear me say this, mental illness can be treated.
0:38.8	And when they are treated, they are now no longer engaged in the criminal activity.
0:42.7	Guess what?
0:43.5	His book is In Two Minds, Stories of Murder, Justice and Recovery from a Forensic Psychiatrist.
0:48.7	There it is.
0:50.0	We, of course, are out there on Twitter spaces, and I'll set up to restream in just a second during the intro.
0:54.9	And I see you all there.
0:56.3	And if you want to come up and speak, just raise your hand.
0:58.3	I'll bring you up to the podium and you'll be streaming out on multiple platforms, Twitter, Twitch, Rumble, etc.
1:03.2	Facebook, YouTube.
1:04.4	And let's get this thing going.
1:07.7	Our laws as it pertain to substances are draconian and bizarre.
1:11.6	The psychopaths start this fact.
1:12.6	He was an alcoholic because of social media and pornography, PTSD, love addiction.
1:17.6	Fentanyl and heroin.
1:18.6	Ridiculous.
1:19.6	I'm a doctor for a .
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