Five strikes, not out (244) Dec 10, 2008
McDermott pointed out that a recent mental evaluation of Griffey found she suffers from bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder. The diagnoses failed to sway Griffey's probation officer, Julie Guiberson. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
paid a salary Dec 9, 2008
Strugglers have often had bad things happen to them, and have what psychiatrists call personality disorders. They often push caregivers and friends to the limit of their capacity. (Globe and Mail)
A Generation In Trouble Dec 9, 2008
It revealed that nearly 20 percent of those interviewed had personality disorders ... From rigid, obsessive-compulsive habits to paranoid thinking to passive-aggressive relationships to antisocial traits (including the propensity to lie, cheat and steal), the range of personality disorders is vast and troubling ... Personality disorders take time to develop. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods Review Dec 9, 2008
In addition, the NPCs suffer from multiple personality disorder, apparently drawing from a random group of sound files. One line they sound like a sleepy farmer, but next they're Apu from the Simpsons. (IGN PC Games)
Timeline of Carpenter's hospitalizations Dec 8, 2008
July 11, 2005: Carpenter was discharged from Mesa Vista and sent to the Alpine treatment center, diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, impulse control disorder, marijuana abuse and personality disorder. April 17, 2006: Diane Carpenter wrote to a Kaiser psychiatrist saying her son was in jail in Las Vegas and requesting long-term inpatient treatment and rehabilitation. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Mystery malady: Frenchtown teen, family search for answers to bizarre symptoms Dec 7, 2008
This woman does not suffer from a measurable personality disorder, anxiety disorder, depressive disorder or other psychiatric manifestation that would explain her very atypical neurological history over the last year or so, Bach wrote. She was thought for some time to be demonstrating these atypical body movements on the basis of psychiatric disorder. (Missoulian, MT)
SUBVERSE: Indistan, zindabad Dec 6, 2008
But, singly or together, they fail to get to the crux of the problem: Pakistan's lethally dangerous multiple personality disorder. Today, let alone the world not knowing who or what Pakistan is, Jinnah's dream nation has awoken to a nightmare in which it doesn't know itself. (India Times, India)
Psychiatric Disorders Common Among College-age Individuals; Few Seek Treatment Dec 4, 2008
Almost half of college-aged individuals meet criteria for substance abuse, personality disorders or another mental health condition during a one-year period, but only one-fourth of those seek treatment ... 4 percent) and personality disorders (17 ... 7 percent), whereas those not in college most frequently met criteria for personality disorders (21. (Science Daily)
wrote a post over the summer Dec 4, 2008
CHICAGO Almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes. Dear President-elect and Mrs. Obama: I know that the greening of the White House. (Harper's Magazine)
Stress-Related Disorders Affect Brain's Processing of Memory Dec 3, 2008
Participants included 11 patients with major depression, 13 with generalized anxiety disorder, nine with panic attack disorders, five with borderline personality disorder and 21 healthy individuals. All patients reported suffering varying degrees of stressful traumatic events, such as sexual or physical abuse, difficult relationships or "mobbing" - a type of bullying or harassment - at some point in their lives. (PR Newswire)
Teens: Just moody, or mentally ill? Dec 3, 2008
The number is even lower for college age adults struggling with personality disorders, according to the Columbia study. Fewer than 25 percent of them receive treatment, researchers found. (MSNBC -- Health)
Study: Mental disorders prevalent in college youth Dec 2, 2008
One expert said personality disorders may be overdiagnosed ... Personality disorders were the second most common problem behind drug or alcohol abuse as a single category ... Personality disorders showed up in similar numbers among both students and non-students, including the most common one, obsessive compulsive personality disorder. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
1 In 5 Adults Has Personality Disorder Dec 2, 2008
Almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes with everyday life, and even more abuse alcohol or drugs, researchers said on Monday ... One expert said personality disorders may be overdiagnosed. (KSBW 8, CA)
Materialism and Mental Health Dec 2, 2008
Anxiety, substance abuse and personality disorders can also be linked to "an inner sense of worthlessness and impotence", expressed in the pursuit of "things" and status. Australian economists Clive Hamilton and Richard Denniss (Affluenza. (Suite101.com)
1 in 5 Have Personality Disorder Dec 2, 2008
1 in 5 Young Adults Have Personality Disorder, Study Finds ... CHICAGO Almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes with everyday life, and even more abuse alcohol or drugs, researchers reported Monday in the most extensive study of its kind ... One expert said personality disorders may be overdiagnosed. (Fox News)
Mental disorders seen in 20% of young adults Dec 2, 2008
Almost 20 percent of young American adults have a personality disorder that interferes with everyday life, and even more abuse alcohol or drugs, researchers reported Monday in the most extensive study of its kind ... One expert said personality disorders may be overdiagnosed ... Personality disorders were the second-most-common problem behind drug or alcohol abuse as a single category. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Ex-staffer plays games with Virgin Blue Dec 2, 2008
Actions range from "CEO on holiday - go one step back" to "We are perceived as a hyperactive child with a personality disorder - decide if you go three steps forward or back". Others take a pot shot at workplace bureaucracy, dealing with lengthy meetings, disinterested managers and pointless project requirements. (The Age, Australia)
tourdefrance Dec 2, 2008
6h ago Almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes with everyday life, and even more abuse alcohol or drugs, researchers reported Monday in the most extensive study of its kind. FIND MORE STORIES IN. (USA Today -- Sports)
World AIDS Day Marked With Hope, Grief Dec 2, 2008
75 Percent Who Suffer From Personality Disorder, Exhibit Anti-Social Behavior Don't Get Help. . (CBS News -- World)
Inside Abusive Relationships Nov 30, 2008
Some individuals who have experienced horrendous childhood abuse suffer from personality disorders. What to do if you are in an Abusive Relationship. (Suite101.com)
* Overdiagnosis of bipolar disorder may be worse than the illness Nov 30, 2008
We believe that the increased availability of medications that have been approved for the treatment of bipolar disorder might be influencing clinicians who are unsure whether or not a patient has bipolar disorder or borderline personality disorder to err on the side of diagnosing the disorder that is responsive to medication. This bias is reinforced by the marketing of pharmaceutical companies to physicians, which has emphasized research on delayed diagnosis and under-recognition of bipolar... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Yum fashion a sign of inadequacy Nov 29, 2008
" The Orange County women seem always to be going on girlie weekends and to nightclubs where they dance and flirt like 20-somethings. Well, good for them, I guess. There's no harm in having fun. A similar demographic exists in the affluent suburbs of Sydney and Melbourne, often snapped for posterity in the social pages of the Sunday newspapers. But if 40- and 50-somethings are putting so much effort into staying young and partying like 20-year-olds, what is it that they are neglecting? Maybe... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Body and soul Nov 29, 2008
She struggled for years before being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. "With me, when I became extremely sick [suicide] was a thought every day. I was 13, 14, when I started having problems. But I have an extremely strong faith. No matter the hell that I have endured in this life, with the mental anguish that I've gone through, God has been there by my side every single second of every single minute of every single day, even though I've many times not felt him. "The therapy... (Globe and Mail)
LETTERS: NCT, Nov. 29, 2008 Nov 29, 2008
As the article indicates, the military was diagnosing an unduly high number of combat personnel with personality disorders, which made them unable to access mental health treatment at the Veterans Administration upon discharge. With recent changes, more appropriate diagnoses such as post-traumatic stress disorder and combat stress disorder will likely occur. (North County Times)
Longview man escapes life of crime to become director of Mountain Ministries Nov 29, 2008
Atrucker wrote on Nov 28, 2008 8:56 PM:" I am somewhat aware of my kid spending a whole lot of time trying to quit drugs and find God and was at Mountain Ministries. When he wants to disappear off the earth , this is where he goes . It both cases it never worked out , I wish it would . He now is a total useless case. Nothing seems to work , A long trip to prison might . We have tried the love and care route and it just did not work . I agree with addicts knowing how addicts think , but Mr Otton,... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Freedom to be sick leaves families feeling chained Nov 28, 2008
He steals compulsively because of mental illness a severe personality disorder and to pay for his drug addiction. Diego's mental-health problems first arose in childhood. (Globe and Mail)
Review: Chinese Democracy Nov 27, 2008
The end result, however, is a sound that is strangely trapped in the past, constantly wrestling with the present, and more or less shunning the future; it's sonic personality disorder at its finest (or worst). On the whole CD feels less like a cohesive effort than a mish mash of songs culled from the last 17 years of Axl's life. (IGN FilmForce)
Co-authors defend sacked ambassador over gay slur Nov 27, 2008
The publication, titled 21 Reasons Why Gender Matters, refers to homosexuality as "gender disorientation pathology", and says it will lead to increased levels of drug abuse and partner violence, increase the risk of communicable disease and bad health, and is often a "symptom of family dysfunction, personality disorder, father absence, health malfunction or sexual abuse". Co-author of the document Mary-Louise Fowler, Vice-President of the Australian Family Association, says the document's main... (ABC Online)
Lesbian murderers to be separated in jail Nov 25, 2008
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Middle name mentions Nov 23, 2008
Don't they call that multiple personality disorder. Katied: One of my daughter votes INDEPENDANT and the other REPUBLICAN. Neither one voted for Obama. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Iressa as Good as Chemotherapy for Lung Cancer Nov 23, 2008
Among patients receiving docetaxel, the most common side effects were a blood disorder called neutropenia, personality disorders, and hair loss. Dr. Michael Cullen, from the University Hospital Birmingham in the United Kingdom and author of an accompanying journal comment, noted that Iressa works differently than chemotherapy by targeting a receptor that is present in some patient's cancer cells. (U.S. News & World Report)
WA govt vows to separate lesbian killers Nov 23, 2008
A psychologist found Parashumti, who drank blood as part of a vampire subculture, had strong sexual sadistic tendencies, a severe personality disorder and was sexually aroused by torture and violence. Even after a year in custody while legal proceedings were delayed, Justice Blaxell said the pair lacked remorse and placed no value on the sanctity of human life. (The Age)
Too late to retry Phillion, defence, prosecution agree Nov 21, 2008
The defence maintains that Mr. Phillion is simply an impetuous man with a personality disorder that drives him to seek attention and act erratically. It has assembled expert evidence from psychologists who believe that Mr. Phillion fabricated his confession. (Globe and Mail -- National)
ITV1 to launch healthy campaign Nov 19, 2008
The new ITV1 winter line-up also features a vampire drama starring Ashes to Ashes actor Philip Glenister, a remake of classic series The Prisoner with Sir Ian McKellen and comedy show Al Murray's Multiple Personality Disorder. Other new shows include Chris Tarrant quiz The Colour of Money, Law : UK and the return of classic game show the Krypton Factor. (BBC News)
Police renew bid to find missing mother and five daughters Nov 18, 2008
Medical experts had diagnosed her as suffering from a personality disorder and raised concerns for her daughters' welfare. Northumbria Police launched a nationwide hunt for the family but despite sightings in London and the south west of England, are still searching. (Telegraph.co.uk)
'Dangerous' status brings prison Nov 18, 2008
Frank Colistro, a forensic psychologist who works with sex offenders, determined that McKinley is a psychopath with a "severe personality disorder.". McKinley was accused of assaulting six prostitutes, using a knife and sometimes taking their money, during a three-month period in 1985. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Vic doctor raped suicidal patient: court Nov 6, 2008
The patient, who cannot be named, is a transsexual who has a borderline personality disorder and has attempted to commit suicide many times, the jury was told. Giving evidence on the opening day of the trial, the patient said she had been to hospital about 100 times and went usually to Sunshine Hospital in Melbourne's west. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Nov 4, 2008
Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder ... Developed in the 1990's by Marsha Linehan, DBT seeks to treat those who suffer from Borderline Personality Disorder ... The theory behind DBT maintains that those who suffer from Borderline Personality Disorder are suffering from a bio/social disease. (Suite101.com)
Melissa George becomes an American citizen to vote for Barack Obama Nov 3, 2008
"George used her VIP appearance at the aero event to visit her Perth-based family, including her sister's new daughter Ruby and George's mum and dad. It was her second visit home this year, having filmed psychological thriller The Triangle on the Gold Coast in January."We shot for 4; months and it was tough," the actor, who played a woman with multiple personality disorder in the thriller."(The role) was one of the most difficult things I've ever done. "Which is why George's new role on hit US... (NEWS.com.au)
A great first Nov 3, 2008
Probably suffer from undescribed and heretofore unknown personality disorders because of it. LOL. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Medical license suspended for doctor exonerated of felony charges Nov 1, 2008
Joseph diagnosed Ecklind with an unspecified personality disorder with features of antisocial personality disorder and recommended the 38-year-old enter a rehabilitation program for medical professionals and undergo individual or group psychotherapy. The suspension of Ecklind's license was immediate. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Josef Fritzl kept sick mother locked in attic, leaked papers reveal Nov 1, 2008
"Reports revealed that Fritzl's mother raised him alone after a bitter divorce. Fritzl claims he was isolated from other children and was an "alibi child" his mother only had him to prove to her husband she was not sterile.According to Fritzl, he moved into the Amstetten house in 1959 soon after he married his wife, Rosmarie. His mother moved into the house with them and Kastner was told how their roles gradually reversed with Fritzl's mother coming to fear her son. It is unknown how long his... (guardian.co.uk)
Is Everyone a Bit Crazy? Oct 31, 2008
At that point, there was a ding in my head, and then it dawned on me that I had in days of yore read about certain medical conditions delirium, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, multiple personality disorder and her symptoms were not far from those. I could not get off the bus quickly enough. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Voices in the head on FRONTPAGE Oct 31, 2008
Once somebody has gone through post-traumatic stress, they can develop personality disorders. There are many types of disorders. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
How Do Things Look Like Through a Madman's Point of View? -- New Entertaining Book Features a Collection of Tales of How a Madman Perceives Things and Situations Oct 31, 2008
He is a frequent workshop presenter in the United States and throughout Europe, on such topics as personality disorders, Systemic Constellations, Gestalt Therapy, and Family Therapy. He contributes articles to many journals in the field of psychotherapy and family therapy. (Primezone Releases)
Tax evaders held off agents with bombs Oct 30, 2008
Riley was deemed capable of participating in his defense despite a personality disorder, the paper said. Riley cooperated with Sven Wiberg, his court-appointed lawyer, during his trial, but since has tried repeatedly to fire him. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Is it better to give up a child you can't help or handle? Oct 28, 2008
I wonder if this is some sort of personality disorder. They might not be able to proscribe meds, but they might have behavioral treatment options. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
May I ask? - Theres help for overweight kids Oct 25, 2008
May Counseling Centers in West Roxbury and Walpole offer an outpatient program designed to serve clients with major mental illness, mood, anxiety and personality disorders. For more information, call 800-778-7601 or visit www. (West Roxbury Transcript, MA)
Young Veterans Tell Their Stories, Support BRAVE Petition Oct 25, 2008
" When he returned home from service, he was heralded as a hero. But these days, he's hampered by debt, including medical costs. As more young veterans pour into the venue for the taping of (which airs Friday, October 24 on MTV at 8 p.m. ET), the 27-year-old Bronx native gets up from his chair and grabs his cane; the former Army scout broke several bones in his foot while serving in Iraq but didn't seek medical attention for the fractures until he returned to the States, where he learned he'd... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Austria's Sex-Slave Father Tells His Side of the Story Oct 25, 2008
From these and other details, Kastner diagnosed Fritzl with severe combined personality disorder and a serious sexual disorder, although she also found him sane enough for a criminal trial due to start in the coming months. According to her report, Kastner recommends that Fritzl remain in psychiatric care for the rest of his life, regardless of the outcome of his prosecution. (Time.com)
VIDEO: A local woman knit her entire vow renewal wedding, from the invitations to the tux to the wedding dress. Oct 24, 2008
That was because Jessi Rose, who'd battled bipolar II disorder and borderline personality disorder for years, was planning to slit her wrists as soon as the evening knitting class was over and she was free to return to the privacy of her own bathtub. But then the instructor pulled a frayed mess of red yarn from her bag. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
When All Else Fails, Blaming the Patient Often Comes Next Oct 22, 2008
When she failed to respond to two mood stabilizers, the staff began to entertain a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder, which involves emotionally chaotic relationships and impaired ability to function in the world ... But partly treated bipolar disorder can mimic borderline personality disorder, and after she received a third mood stabilizer, her personality disorder melted away, along with her provocative behavior ... In turn, her doctors reacted by changing her diagnosis to a... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
I was born to be a rapist: Fritzl Oct 22, 2008
The report declared Fritzl clinically sane and fit for trial, but also diagnosed a severe combined personality disorder and a sexual disorder, The Times said. "It is to be expected that Mr Fritzl would perpetrate deeds with severe consequences also in the future," Kastner concluded. (The Age, Australia -- World)
Congress is asleep Oct 21, 2008
(Those military afflicted with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder cannot get treatment due to the government calling it a personality disorder, how shameful. I am angry that we have allowed this regime to pilfer, squander and waste our resources of this country. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Doctor lets anti-freeze woman die Oct 19, 2008
The inquest in Norwich heard charity shop worker Kerrie had a personality disorder and had drunk anti-freeze several times in the year before her death. On the previous occasions she had accepted life-saving dialysis. (Mirror.co.uk)
Toxic Mold Syndrome Oct 18, 2008
Sudden onset of mental health problems such as personality disorder. Nosebleeds in a person who is not prone to them. (Suite101.com)
One sin leads to many other sins Oct 18, 2008
real facts wrote on Oct 18, 2008 3:13 AM:" poor-bob. i guess when he slipped on his liquiFRIED brain, and called gays "FRUITS", it must have really unnerved HIM.now-he-is-regressing-back-to-his-pretend-uncle-for-help.sorry bob, multiple personality DISorder will not help bail you out on who you really areNT.from now on, you will have to send robb all your posts so he could proof read them before you slip up again. never mind, robb's a bad reference.between the two of you, there isn't a snowballs... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
"Runway" fifth -- and final? -- winner Oct 17, 2008
This is why Gunn is such a wonderful litmus test for eeevil on this show: When you're rude to the sweetest, most thoughtful fashion Bambi of all, a man whose other show is all about convincing everyone from ultra-regular-looking gals to outright chubsters that they're beautiful on the outside (and in so doing, convincing the audience of the same thing), that's when you know you have a personality disorder that requires immediate treatment. But poor Kenley. (Salon)
In gold we trust Oct 17, 2008
" Despite the dramatic headlines about the spreading financial crisis, and although it's been clear for some time that the problem is no longer confined to the American real-estate market, Germans are reacting to the situation with remarkable calm. I don't know anyone who has thought seriously about taking his savings out of the bank and stashing them in the fridge. Unlike professional investors, savers are behaving quite rationally, perhaps because of the continual assertions from all sides... (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
A light in the darkness Oct 16, 2008
That s when the psychiatrist at the jail diagnosed me with bipolar disorder with post-traumatic stress disorder and borderline personality disorder, the 52-year-old Haney recalled ... People with borderline personality disorder have unstable and intense personal relationships, and often, irrational fears of abandonment ... Borderline personality disorder, which is more common in women than in men, often occurs with other psychiatric problems. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Austrian incest-imprisonment suspect fit for trial Oct 15, 2008
Authorities say a court-ordered psychiatric evaluation of 73-year-old Josef Fritzl shows he is lucid enough to be tried, even though it says he suffers from a "profound personality disorder." ... profound personality disorder. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Halle Berry, David Duchovny, Bill Murray Oct 8, 2008
The actress, who won an Oscar in 2002 for her role in the movie "Monster's Ball," starred last year in "Things We Lost in the Fire" and is due to star next year in "Frankie and Alice," a film about a woman with multiple personality disorder. She gave birth in March to a girl, Nahla. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
South Koreans Are Shaken by a Celebrity Suicide Oct 8, 2008
"Korean society does not like strong women, and thinks single moms have a personality disorder," says Park Soo Na, a national entertainment columnist. "It's like a scarlet letter." She says single mothers often ask their parents to raise their grandchildren so the kids don't have to endure the shame of living without a father figure. (Time.com)
Vote better food, softer mattresses Oct 7, 2008
13 addressed the Needs of Veterans and the Armed Forces: Improve Benefits (117) Suicide prevention (479) Needs of homeless veterans (1180) Homes for veterans (1084) GI Bill enhancement (43) Military job protection Dignity in care for wounded vets (713) Housing assistance for low income veterans (1084) Military children in public schools (2151) Military eye injury research and care (1999) Research physical/mental health needs from Iraq War (1271) Proper administration of discharge for personality... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Longer-duration Psychotherapy Appears More Beneficial For Treatment Of Complex Mental Disorders Oct 6, 2008
Evidence indicates that short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy is insufficient for a considerable proportion of patients with complex mental disorders, i.e., patients with multiple or chronic mental disorders or personality disorders ... D., of the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany, conducted a meta-analysis to examine the effectiveness of LTPP (lasting for at least a year, or 50 sessions) and whether it is superior to shorter psychotherapeutic treatments for complex... (Science Daily)
