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Possible Genetic link in BPD?
From Science Daily: Possible Genetic Causes Of Borderline Personality Disorder Identified ScienceDaily (Dec. 20, 2008) — According to the National Institute of Mental Health, borderline personality disorder (BPD) is more common than schizophrenia or bipolar disorder and is estimated to affect 2 percent of the population. In a new study, a University of Missouri researcher and Dutch team of research collaborators found that genetic material on chromosome nine was linked to BPD features, a disorder characterized by pervasive instability in moods, interpersonal relationships, self-image and behavior, and can lead to suicidal behavior, substance abuse and failed relationships. “The results of this study hopefully will bring researchers closer to determining the…
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Mindy McCready Pops Up Again on the BPD-o-meter
Mindy McCready, of whom I have recently written regarding BPD, attempted suicide again… Newsday.com Mindy McCready in hospital after another suicide try BY ROBERT KAHN December 18, 2008 Anguished country crooner Mindy McCready has been hospitalized after what appears to be her second suicide attempt this year. McCready, who was treated at a Texas rehab center this summer after an attempt to kill herself, was taken to a Nashville hospital yesterday morning with wounds to her wrists, according to local police officials. The attempt comes at the end of a tumultuous year for the 33-year-old singer, who went public in April with claims that she was the other woman in…
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Another article on Self-Embedding
I was a bit disturbed they talked about this as a “fad”: Self-Mutilating Teens Embed Pins, Needles in Skin Study Reports a New Form of Self-Injury, but Some Doctors Are Not Surprised By LAUREN COX ABC News Medical Unit Dec. 9, 2008— Some doctors are alarmed by what they see as a growing trend by adolescents to mutilate their bodies through “self-embedding” — inserting shards of wood, glass or paper clips under their skin. Other medical experts, however, claim the embedding of needles and other objects in the skin is not a new syndrome, but is part of a growing problem of self-injury that is gaining attention. The grisly debate…
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Care giver pleads innocent in death of woman with BPD
I am posting this story because in this case the victim of the issue is the person with BPD. Her care giver is charged with neglect of the patient: Article published Dec 5, 2008 Innocent plea entered by caregiver in case where woman died By Thatcher Moats Times Argus Staff BARRE – Julie Davis is accused of doing too little too late to help a vulnerable adult who died while in her care last summer. Davis, 47, of Calais pleaded innocent in Vermont District Court in Barre Thursday to neglect of a vulnerable adult by a caregiver, which carries a potential penalty of 15 years in prison and a $10,000…
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Self-embedding: a new trend in self-harm?
Article about self-embedding…. Instead of cutting, some teens insert objects in skin 10:36 AM, December 3, 2008 As many as 20% of adolescents and young adults are believed to intentionally injure themselves, usually by cutting, as a response to emotional pain or trauma. But the number of ways people self-injure seems to be growing, perhaps spurred by Internet communication. One researcher has identified a new phenomenon he calls “self-embedding disorder.” In a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America. Dr. William E. Shiels II says he has removed such items as unfolded paper clips, wood slivers, metal staples, needles, pencil lead and stones…
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Mindy McCready and BPD
I’m not much of a country music fan, but I have stumbled upon Mindy McCready, who I suspect has BPD (again, I’m not a doctor or have I never met her so this is an arm-chair analysis). Here are some possible clues: Suicidal Tendencies In May 2005, McCready’s ex-boyfriend, Billy McKnight, was arrested and charged with attempted murder after beating and choking McCready. The following July, McCready was found unconscious in a hotel lobby in Indian Rocks Beach, Florida after attempting suicide. She was hospitalized for a drug overdose after washing down a large amount of undisclosed drugs with alcohol. That September, McCready, who was then pregnant with McKnight’s child,…