How to Prevent Mass Shooting: A Scientific Journey Towards a Solution

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This Book is about Mass Killing and why it occurs. The author Jacques J. Ohayon, Ph.D., has studied almost every incident that falls into the category of a Mass Killing in which the perpetrator is immediately apprehended or commits suicide since 2016. This group comprises the majority of the incidents going back to the Columbine, Colorado massacre in 1999. How To Prevent Mass Shooting reflects the finding that the majority of Mass Killers are medical patients, more particularly patients receiving psychiatric care and medication from a physician. We find that some perpetrators can be considered treatment failures or suffering from Treatment Resistant Depression.
There is also a great deal of mystery concerning the Killings in that although the pattern of the perpetrators is clear, involving mental illness and patients receiving medication, the possibility that a contributing factor to the incidents is medication is rarely emphasized. Dylan Klebold, one of the two Columbine perpetrators, was never formally identified as a psychiatric patient. Yet, his parents document his continued struggles with mental problems throughout high school leading up to the massacre. Although not profiled directly in the Book, Klebold had many of the signs of a perpetrator documented in "How to Prevent Mass Shooting." Eric Harris, on the other hand, had the antidepressant Fluvoxamine in his bloodstream and was considered a psychopath. Klebold may have stopped his meds at some point, if prescribed.
Even minor side effects are reportable based on FDA guidelines. Yet, when a Mass Killer is on a psychiatric medication, the potential side effects are not considered as correlated. This is despite the suspicion of a causal relationship based on the Black Box Warning on all SSRI medication. "How to Prevent Mass Shooting" offers essential insights based on methodological reviews and lets the reader decide what is occurring at the FDA. Critical issues related to the Pandemic are also covered.
So much has been written about Mass Shooting, but unfortunately, our understanding of the phenomena has been stagnant. "How to Prevent Mass Shooting" changes that by finally documenting what appears to be the possible etiology of the crimes and also possibly suicide. "How to Prevent Mass Shooting" implicates an alternative theory that combines all the incidents over the last thirty years.
"How to Prevent Mass Killing" also describes essential research conducted on biomarkers related to the killings. A pupil distortion or anterior segmentation found in the eyes of the perpetrators, which has been studied since 2016, is discussed with photographs documenting the phenomena. We back up the photographic evidence with descriptions including how estranged fathers have murdered their children, some by stabbing, some with guns, and some by drowning. The work also covers transportation incidents.
I received a Ph.D. in Epidemiology from the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health. It was my background in Public Health that motivated me to investigate and try to stop Mass Killings and Mass Shooting.
Due to his ability to conduct epidemiological research, Dr. Ohayon has worked on many interesting cases, some of them are as follows:
Responded immediately to the disappearance of Malaysian Flight 370 by profiling the co-pilot, predicted that the craft was in an area too deep to be located. I helped direct searches and advised families in China and Malaysia, and helped authorities save resources explaining the plane was likely in waters too deep to recover (2014).
Performed a definitive analysis of the failure to stop the Mexican Gulf Oil Spill, identifying the absence of experts, staff, and equipment from Transocean due to legal barriers; redirected human resources, stopping oil flow from the Deepwater well immediately. (2010)
Helped evaluate where to place resources for the COVID-19 vaccine program, selecting the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines

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Jacques J. Ohayon, Ph.D., was born in Queens and grew up in Middle Village, New York, only 30 minutes from Manhattan. He graduated from Newtown High School and spent summers at his family's county home in Upper Greenwood Lake, New Jersey. Dr. Ohayon received degrees from the State University of New York at Ulster County, A.A., and Stony Brook, B.A., graduating Phi Beta Kappa; he received his M.S. in Psychology and Ph.D. in Epidemiology from the University of Pittsburgh.
After graduate school, he worked in the fields of telecommunications and computer design, developing equipment in the field of bio-telemetry. He ran his own company in Pittsburgh for several years before moving to New Jersey and starting a new career in finance. During a reunion for the Graduate School of Public Health in 2014, his doctorate advisor, Louis Kuller, M.D., encouraged Dr. Ohayon to concentrate on Epidemiology. Dr. Katherine Detre, M.D., a recognized expert in Clinical Trials research at the time, served on his Doctorate committee, in 1983. After 20 years in finance, Dr. Ohayon turned his attention to solving the severe epidemic of Mass Killing, including pilot and bus driver suicide and train derailment. Given the severity of the epidemic, Dr. Ohayon placed his full attention into this research and made a unique medical discovery relating to the visual physiology of the perpetrators. During his independent research, he was granted a U.S. Patent entitled Pupil Distortion Measurement and Psychiatric Diagnosis Method. Dr. Ohayon also received a National Science Foundation I-Corp Grant, headquartered at Princeton University.
It should be noted that his work in this area was motivated by the faculty at Stony University. On February 7th, 2014, Dr. Ohayon met with three distinguished faculty members of Stony Brook: Professors Matt Lerner, Patricia Whitaker, and Daniel Klein. The director of alumni programs, Jane MacArthur, was also there. During this meeting, he was convinced to help solve the problem of Mass Shooting. Dr. Ohayon still receives Epidemiology assignments from the School of Public Health at Pitt, which inspired his Book "How to Prevent Mass Killing."
Dr. Ohayon enjoys working out, traveling, and visiting his family in Israel. He also enjoys participating in the vast cultural experiences available in New York. You can find Dr. Ohayon on Sunday evenings at the William Paterson University Jazz Room in his hometown of Wayne, New Jersey, listening to talented student and professional musicians performing together. Dr Ohayon is related to Eric Topol, Professor at the Scripps Institute and Editor of Medscape. Dr. Ohayon's grandmother, Rachel Topol, and Dr. Topol are were cousins, the Topol family lived in Argentina before coming to the United States. Although Dr. Ohayon and Dr. Topol live on opposite coasts, they worked with other scientists, mainly over Twitter, to solve the Pandemic.
Dr. Ohayon is the President Emeritus of the Phi Beta Kappa Association of New York and the Vice President of the Middle Atlantic District of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. He is also a member of the Ophthalmic Photographers Society.
Dr. Ohayon is affiliated with the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, New Jersey, where he founded a technology company, Visual Intelligence, LLC. He also studies Global Warming and has found a surprising yet possible connection to Suicide, which he is studying. He is known for responding to critical Public Health emergencies during his career. Dr. Ohayon enjoys working with Capstone Students at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, where he has worked for 12 semesters, including six remotely during the Pandemic.
Dr. Ohayon lives in New Jersey and has a daughter, Jessica Rachel, and a son-in-law, Mario El Chami.