Doctors reveal how chronic back pain raises mental breakdown risk

The brazen shooting of a healthcare CEO in Manhattan, the days-long manhunt and the arrest of an Ivy League graduate has gripped the nation with its twists and turns.

But doctors are fascinated by the revelation that the alleged assassin — who had seemed stable, social and highly intelligent to his friends — had suffered from chronic back pain leading up to the shooting.

Experts say not only would this explain his distain for the healthcare system and insurance companies, they also point out that research shows a direct link between back pain and psychosis.

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