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" Question My younger brother is 17 and has schizophrenia.  I know all about the symptoms, causes and treatments &amp;amp;#8211; but what I don&amp;#039;t know is why he has so much hate for our mother.  Why does he say that the voices in his head command him to kill her?  My mother loves him so much and has been so patient with him, but he has all this hate for her.  Is this because she&amp;#039;s the one that&amp;#039;s trying to help him?  Is it because she&amp;#039;s the only one that will talk to him about his problem?    Answer David writes: This is worrying. Unfortunately, in some cases of schizophrenia there&amp;#039;s a strong element of paranoia.  In other words, the sufferer develops strange and bitter resentments.  These feelings are not usually caused by anything in real life.  It&amp;#039;s not your mother&amp;#039;s fault that he has these nasty ideas about her.  What&amp;#039;s important is that his doctor and his psychiatrist are made aware that your brother hears voices directing him to kill your mother.  It&amp;#039;s a fact that, sometimes, schizophrenic people do obey their voices and try to kill other people.  Please make sure that your mother is aware of the risk.  Also, Christine is going to suggest a couple of organisations you should contact urgently.  Good luck to you and your family.  Christine adds: I too am hugely sorry that you have such problems.  It must be a nightmare for you all.  As David says, the best thing you can do is to make sure your brother&amp;#039;s doctor and psychiatrists know everything you&amp;#039;ve told us.  It&amp;#039;s also vital that you and your family get as much support as you possibly can.  Can I suggest that you contact some of the organisations that can help.  There are three associations that could help: MIND, SANE and Rethink.  I hope this information will help you feel that you can get more support.  Finally, I personally have no idea why your brother&amp;#039;s illness makes him pick on your mother. It&amp;#039;s probably because she&amp;#039;s the one who has most contact with him.  It&amp;#039;s so hard for you. But please try to remember that it&amp;#039;s your brother&amp;#039;s condition that makes him act like this, and one can&amp;#039;t apply normal logic or reasoning to this.  So, it might be better not to keep seeking reasons for his behaviour because the chances are that you&amp;#039;ll never find them.  Yours sincerely  Dr David Delvin, GP, and Christine Webber, psychotherapist   Last updated 04.01.2012 "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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