As one of San Diego's newest police officers, David Ramirez said he didn't know the signs of schizophrenia, depression or bipolar disorders. He knew their names, not the symptoms. He's a police officer, not a doctor.
It's a mysterious condition that's plagued mankind since the start of its existence. Even thousands of years later, in the current age of the 21st century, one out of four people suffer from mental illness. Under the broad spectrum of mental illness are disorders of varying severity, from depression and seasonal anxiety disorder, to bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.