2022 Australian siege involved three Christian extremists with shared delusional disorder driving their actions.

A coroner's inquiry into the 2022 siege in rural Australia revealed that the three Christian extremists involved likely shared a psychiatric disorder. The Trains, who believed in the imminent apocalypse and followed the pre-millennialist Christian fundamentalist belief system, were likely suffering from a shared delusional disorder that pre-existed their religious convictions. This disorder involved a belief that they were being persecuted by authorities, particularly the police. The inquiry found that the Trains' religious extremism was a key driver for their actions, and their shared delusional disorder likely played a significant role in the events of the siege.

August 29, 2024
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