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Will the new DSM-5 change the way we deal with the Americans with Disability Act?
DSM-5 does not treat personality disorders separately from other mental disorders as did its predecessors. Will the DSM-5 Lead to Crazy Employment Law? From the Experts By James J. McDonald Jr. The American Psychiatric Association released a new edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, known as “DSM-5,” on May 18. Although the manual is primarily used by psychiatrists and other mental health professionals in diagnosing patients, its influence extends to the courts and the development of employment law as well. DSM-5 will surely affect employment law profoundly, but it may well do so in some disparate and unpredictable ways. DSM-5 is likely to expand the number of…
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A system that fails troubled teens
Teens whose multiple diagnoses meant that her see-saw emotions were extremely challenging to treat, especially in a mental health system that is over-burdened and difficult for desperate families to navigate. A system that fails troubled teens GAYLE MACDONALD From Friday’s Globe and Mail – with correction Published Thursday, Jun. 27 2013, 9:00 PM EDT Last updated Thursday, Jul. 04 2013, 10:09 AM EDT Katherine Duff is 16. She comes from a close-knit Toronto family. She has a part-time-job and gets straight As. She loves poetry, watching movies with her younger sister, and going out with friends for dinner or to the mall. She adores animals, especially dogs. And she wants…
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People With Borderline Personality Disorder May Misinterpret Facial Emotions
In studies, BPD patients sometimes saw anger in a ‘neutral’ face and reacted to that threat. BON: this is kind of a “duh” idea. It’s been well-noted/studied for some time. It is noted in When Hope is Not Enough as well as what, as a loved one, you can do about it. Anyway…. People With Borderline Personality Disorder May Misinterpret Facial Emotions In studies, patients sometimes saw anger in a ‘neutral’ face and reacted to that threat. THURSDAY, May 23 (HealthDay News) — Symptoms of borderline personality disorder often mimic traits of other psychiatric disorders, complicating diagnosis and treatment. But researchers in Canada say they have identified a characteristic that…
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From the NY Times: Sharp Rise in Women’s Deaths From Overdose of Painkillers
More women now die of overdoses from pain pills like OxyContin than from cervical cancer or homicide. Sharp Rise in Women’s Deaths From Overdose of Painkillers By SABRINA TAVERNISE Published: July 2, 2013 PORTSMOUTH, Ohio — Prescription pain pill addiction was originally seen as a man’s problem, a national epidemic that began among workers doing backbreaking labor in the coal mines and factories of Appalachia. But a new analysis of federal data has found that deaths in recent years have been rising far faster among women, quintupling since 1999. More women now die of overdoses from pain pills like OxyContin than from cervical cancer or homicide. And though more men…
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Mentally ill people held by police too often – watchdogs
Their only ‘crime’ is that they have mental disorders, but they are treated in many ways as if they are criminals. Mentally ill people held by police too often – watchdogs Too many mentally ill people are being held in police cells, say four watchdog bodies in England and Wales. A report from the four bodies covering police, prisons and care called for a rethink of how powers are used to detain people in a “place of safety”. Some of those who were detained were as young as 14. Current guidance says police should take the mentally ill to a hospital or similar location in all but exceptional circumstances. ……