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Article about teen eating disorders and suicidal thoughts
Article showing that teens with eating disorders have more suicidal thoughts: Teens with eating disorders more likely to harbor thoughts of suicide, study finds By Amina Khan, Los Angeles Times 7:21 AM PST, March 8, 2011 Teens suffering from anorexia, bulimia and other eating disorders are more likely to suffer from suicidal thoughts, anxiety disorders and substance abuse — but how much they suffer may depend on the type of eating disorder they have. That’s according to an analysis published online Monday in the Archives of General Psychiatry that, with 10,123 adolescents surveyed, is the largest and most comprehensive study of eating disorders in teens in the United States. About…
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Fox News Mental Health Guy Gets It Wrong on Lindsay Lohan
I read an article today about Lindsay Lohan from Fox News’ Dr. Keith Albow entitled “What Lindsay Lohan’s Parents Stole From Her”. While I can certainly understand Dr. Albow’s point at some level (although mostly I believe it was to attract readers to Fox with a catchy title about Lindsay Lohan’s situation), I have a problem with Dr. Albow’s analysis of Ms. Lohan’s parents. My problem has several facets to it, so you’ll have to bear with me as I go through them. The first part of my problem has to do with the “blaming the parents” aspect of mental health care and the attitude of mental health care professionals.…
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Why would Lindsay Lohan shoplift?
Well, obviously her shoplifting is alleged at this point. There is a TMZ article about things (other than the necklace) that she allegedly took. And another one regarding a fur coat that she wore and about which she had to settle a complaint against her for that. On these pages, I have analyzed the behavior of Lindsay and made the suggestion that she has borderline personality disorder. I am not a doctor, a diagnostic expert or have I ever actually met with Ms. Lohan. I am a person who is familiar with BPD and I have met numerous individuals with BPD and their families. Shoplifting can be a feature of borderline personality…
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Substance Abuse and BPD – Poll Results
Today, I closed the poll regarding substance abuse and Borderline Personality Disorder. I got results I expected – 76% of respondents said the substance abuse was an issue with their loved one with BPD (or themselves of they had BPD). Statistics in the medical/research community vary widely, some cite a number of 54%, others more like 75% (which is what I suspected). I think that substances are used in an impulsive manner in BPD and they are used to quell emotional pain or to “stop the mind” (from worry thoughts or ruminating). Anyway, the results were not a surprise at all. Of course, as always, this is not a scientific poll.…
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Anna Nicole Smith and BPD
Article that mentions BPD and Anna Nicole Smith…. Doctor: Anna Nicole Smith medication ‘overkill’ By LINDA DEUTSCH (AP) – 3 days ago LOS ANGELES — A hospital psychiatrist testified Friday that medication given to Anna Nicole Smith by a doctor now on trial was “overkill” for the kind of pain she was describing. Dr. Nathalie Maullin said she believed Smith had “a borderline personality disorder” and was addicted to prescription medications. Maullin said she was on staff at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in April 2006 when Smith was brought in pregnant and in withdrawal from anti-anxiety drug Xanax and the pain killer Methadone. The celebrity model told her she had gone…
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Lindsay Lohan and possible BPD (more detail this time)
Well, it’s been some time since I have written anything about celebrities with possible borderline personality disorder. Personally, I wish some celeb would just come out and admit that they have the disorder and help others by showing that there’s effective evidence-based treatments for BPD. I guess the stigma is too great and they feel that it would hurt their careers. Of course, for some, their behavior is what is hurting their careers. Today, I am turning again to Lindsay Lohan (click here to see all posts about LiLo). Lately I have been receiving a ton of alerts with news stories that contain LiLo’s name and reference BPD. These are…