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Holy Moly! An article about the girl who doused her face in acid that actually gets it!
When I saw this article come through the Google news alerts I thought: “Oh no, an article that’s going to say ‘she did it for attention’ because she has BPD and they are attention-seeking.” I was mightily surprised when I read the article and realized that here’s someone that actually knows what she’s talking about. Why would Bethany Storro douse herself in acid? Experts try to explain When news broke Thursday that a Vancouver woman admitted dousing herself with powerful acid, causing severe facial burns, one question reverberated: Why would anyone do such a thing? Friday, a leading researcher in the field of self-harm discounted theories that Bethany Storro, 28,…
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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…
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NY Times Article about “Assisted” Suicide
Here’s a NY Times Article about a man charged with assisted (or encouraging) suicide. He allegedly did so over the Internet. It is one to watch to see if free speech on the Internet will be regulated. I NEVER advocate suicide (obviously). I wonder however how this case (or if) will impact the back-and-forth dialog in chat rooms and online groups, such as ATSTP. May 13, 2010 Online Talk, Suicides and a Thorny Court Case By MONICA DAVEY The seemingly empathetic nurse struck up conversations over the Internet with people who were pondering suicide. She told them what methods worked best. She told some that it was all right to…
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Are personality disorders enough to nullify a marriage?
Apparently not… http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20100401-261988/Are-personality-disorders-enough-bases-to-nullify-marriage Are personality disorders enough bases to nullify marriage? By Tetch Torres INQUIRER.net Posted date: April 01, 2010 MANILA, Philippines—Being a “mama’s boy,” immature, or self indulgent, are not grave enough causes to allow the annulment of marriage, the Supreme Court said. Jordan and Jeanice Paz met on November 1996, became a couple on May 10, 1997 and got married two months later. She gave birth to a son in 1998 but left Jordan a year later after a big fight. She filed a petition for declaration of nullity of marriage against Jordan in 1999 accusing her husband of being psychologically incapable of assuming the essential obligations of…
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Anti-social Personality Disorder mistaken for BPD – when people get it wrong
I was disturbed to read this column in which Caroline Hutchinson of (apparently) “Mix FM” (some sort of radio station) said this about a story in which a boy was bullyed at a disco in Sydney. What I find troubling about her post about the incident is this… She says: There is a diagnosable condition known as a personality disorder. According to the American Psychiatric Association personality disorder typically rears its ugly head in late adolescence but, in rarer instances, childhood. It’s subjective, but a person with borderline personality disorder, should exhibit three or more of the following: 1. Failure to conform to lawful social norms – repeatedly performing acts…