This is just my opinion but I think a diagnosis of being anti social or psychotic would be more worrisome in the long term than schizophrenia. de Grood wasn't burning cats in the back alley or running a major corporation or anything like that. If he responds well to treatment for what his condition is he will probably be fine. The notion of curing schizophrenia isn't reality but it can improve. It might not though too.
I just saw my schizophrenic sister today. She's ten years older and the only one left of my four siblings. I used to drive through downtown and see her wandering around completely out of it. When I could get her in my car we'd drive around for a while....until snakes started chasing us, or until the radars found us. I had to slam on the brakes in the middle of the road more than once because when she wanted out she was getting out. Left untreated she managed to get to a shelter most of the time. She ate, slept, took care of herself on good days. On bad days she sat by the river spotting toxic fish. She was never arrested for anything but one day I got arrested (not charged) for trying to catch her. She ended up freaking out at the YWCA and I'm not sure how but they got her to get treatment. She's so sick. Her body is pounded by the stress. You can tell it's killing her but she is basically normal. She goes to an office in center 70 on MacLeod trail every day for treatment. We met at a restaurant near there. Being in public is really hard for her. She's not hearing voices but she's shy, awkward, uncomfortable, quiet....all things that are amazing and wonderful for me to see. She did everything healthy people do. It just took ten times more effort.
I'm just guessing but schizophrenia seems totally random to me. De Grood may be just as likely to envision an invasion by friendly cartoon movie stars as a human conspiracy against him. One of my sister's friends was convinced JFK lived in the bathrooms at center 70. It's bloody exhausting is what it is.
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