Additionally, the problems in living as well as the restrictive services often have interfered with their education and learning of normal development behaviors, and they need to catch up. Mentally disabled people are dangerous. They rarely present a danger to the public. While this may say something about the way we identify insanity, it should indicate that violence is not an act of people with mental disorders, but is an act of violent people. People with problems in living are more likely to be depressed and withdrawn than wild and aggressive.
Relapses tend to develop gradually as the stres of life erodes the coping skills.
People are taught to recognize their own patterns and seek help and friends and family can be alert to needed support. A recovered person is bound to make a second-rate employee. In fact, employers frequently report that such people out perform other workers in such areas as attendance and punctuality and are about equal in motivation, quality of work, and job tenure. While it is true that the stress of the job of everyday living can cause potential relapse, people can learn to identify these signs and seek supports before deterioration in job performance occurs. Employers can be helpful in these situations by supporting the individuals through the hard times without reducing performance expectations which would escalate the loss of self esteem.