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The BPD-o-Meter: Lindsay Lohan arrested in New York, accused of punching woman
Actress Lindsay Lohan was arrested outside a New York nightclub on an assault charge early Thursday after she punched another woman in the face, police said. Bon: Oh, Lindsay… time to get some minders. It’s been a while since I wrote anything on celebs with possible BPD. For more info about Lindsay click here. Lindsay Lohan arrested in New York, accused of punching woman REUTERS – Actress Lindsay Lohan was arrested outside a New York nightclub on an assault charge early Thursday after she punched another woman in the face, police said. Lohan and the 28-year-old unidentified woman had some sort of dispute inside the club Avenue in Manhattan around…
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Chennai’s family courts grapple with poorly qualified counselors – India and BPD
The U.S., Canada and U.K. are not the only countries that deal with borderline personality disorder (BPD). I can only image the numbers in India. Here’s an article about Indian courts dealing with a woman whose husband was diagnosed with BPD: Chennai’s family courts grapple with poorly qualified counsellors Ekatha Ann John, TNN Oct 1, 2012, 05.23AM IST CHENNAI: Every scar on 32-year-old Veena’s* body tells a story. When the mother of two approached a family court in the city to seek a divorce from her abusive husband, she was referred to a counsellor who advised her to go back to her tormentor and come to terms with the situation.…
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Mentally ill people in UK ‘locked up in cells’
Hundreds of mentally ill people in Hampshire are being locked up in police cells rather than being taken to NHS facilities, the BBC has found. Mentally ill people in Hampshire ‘locked up in cells’ (link) 7 March 2012 Last updated at 16:08 ET Hundreds of mentally ill people in Hampshire are being locked up in police cells rather than being taken to NHS facilities, the BBC has found. More than 1,000 people were detained under the Mental Health Act in the past year with 640 taken to cells. People in custody should be assessed within two hours but in Hampshire the average is more than 17 hours. Hampshire police said…
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Amanda Knox was accused of being Borderline in trial
The first article that I have seen that indicates that Amanda Knox was accused of having BPD. Tears of freedom, now the bidding war begins Karen Kissane October 05, 2011 THE family of the murdered girl was bereft; the family of the alleged murderer jubilant. After judges in the Italian hill town of Perugia declared convicted murderer Amanda Knox not guilty on appeal, her sister Deanna said outside court: “We’re thankful that Amanda’s nightmare is over. She has suffered four years for a crime she didn’t commit.” (Find details from the lawyer located in Orlando, FL). Ms Knox, 24, was flying home to Seattle last night, where she is expected…
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ABC News Experts talk about Casey Anthony’s potential disorder
An article from ABC News about Casey Anthony’s pathological lying and the disorder from which it may arise. Before I supply the text here, I want to discuss this quote: Two of the potential issues Anthony could suffer from are border personality disorder and psychopathology, the experts said. The main thing these issues have in common is a total lack of empathy, according to LeslieBeth Wish, a psychologist and licensed social worker in Sarasota, Fla. “They can turn a person into a non-person,” Wish said. “Borderline personalities have more emotional regulation problem and often use lying to get away from something and not ever feeling like they’re responsible.” Those two potential issues…
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Casey Anthony found not guilty, yet what’s wrong with her?
A few weeks ago I posted an article entitled Casey Anthony: Borderline Personality Disorder, a Psychopath or What? This “analysis” garnered a lot of attention (or at least a lot of traffic) for me. I found that yesterday was the busiest day on my blog ever with over 400 views of that article alone (usually I get about 600 daily views of my blog so this was unusual). Of course anyone that has followed the Casey Anthony trial knows why – she was acquitted of first degree murder and aggravated child abuse, but was convicted of four misdemeanor charges of making false statements to the police. I watched about half of…