In the court records of QAnon followers arrested from the Capitol insurrection, 68% reported they had received a mental health diagnosis.

Conditions revealed were: PTSD, bipolar disorder, paranoid schizophrenia, and Munchausen by proxy.

In contrast, 19% of all Americans have a mental health diagnosis.

Among QAnon insurrectionists with criminal records, 44% experienced a serious psychological trauma that preceeded the radicalization, such as physical or sexual abuse of them or their children.

Full story: https://theconversation.com/many-qanon-followers-report-having-mental-health-diagnoses-157299

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