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8 Genetically Distinct Disorders Linked to Schizophrenia
Recent findings conducted by a team of researchers at Washington University of School of Medicine now suggest that schizophrenia can be linked to eight genetically distinct disorders that have their own unique symptoms. “Genes don’t operate by themselves. They function in concert much like an orchestra, and to understand how they’re working, you have to know not just who the members of the orchestra are but how they interact,” said C. Robert Cloninger, MD, PhD, one of the study’s senior investigators, in a news release. “What we’ve done here, after a decade of frustration in the field of psychiatric genetics, is identify the way genes interact with each other, how…
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Research effort reveals differences in brain activity for bipolar and borderline
The scans revealed that those with BP were able to function quite normally under normal conditions, but when taxed, their brains were found to have to work harder than normal to keep up. Many people have started using brain supplements from https://neurohacks.co/best-nootropic-brain-supplements/ to help them focus more. Those with BPD on the other hand, showed heightened activity in the amygdala, a part of the brain normally associated with fear response. Research effort reveals differences in brain activity for two types of mental illness April 4, 2013 by Bob Yirka (Medical Xpress)—Researchers in Australia have uncovered what they describe as differences in brain behavior for people diagnosed with either bipolar disorder…
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The power of patterns. Why your borderline loved one may think you’re trying to hurt them
Here is a Ted Talk by Michael Shermer on the pattern-finding power of the human brain. After I watched this video, I was struck that this is probably why people with Borderline Personality Disorder or just highly sensitive people develop the belief that people are out to hurt them or that they are being judged and degraded by others. You can purchase a copy of his latest book at Amazon below. No related posts.
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From neurology to psychiatry
Your emotional state has powerful control over your body — and Kim Bullock, MD, knows just how strong that hold can be. The Stanford psychiatrist works with patients who experience seizures that aren’t generated from the electrical brain storms of epilepsy, but instead are driven by their own psychological turmoil. From neurology to psychiatry: Bullock probes mysterious seizures January 9th, 2012 in Psychology & Psychiatry Your emotional state has powerful control over your body — and Kim Bullock, MD, knows just how strong that hold can be. The Stanford psychiatrist works with patients who experience seizures that aren’t generated from the electrical brain storms of epilepsy, but instead are driven…
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Neurobiology and the Psychic Pain that is BPD
An article about the opioid system and the neurobiology of borderline personality disorder. Neurobiology Informs Successful Psychotherapy for BPD Mark Moran A common feature of all psychotherapies for borderline personality disorder is activation of the prefrontal cortex through reappraisal of painful affect states generated by a hyperactive amygdala. Neurobiological research can help psychotherapists tailor talking therapies to the individual characteristics of patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD). That’s what Glen Gabbard, M.D., told psychiatrists at this year’s APA annual meeting in Honolulu in an address titled, “Neurobiologically Informed Psychotherapy of Borderline Personality Disorder.” A prominent psychoanalyst and psychodynamic therapist, Gabbard said he believes the theoretical constructs of psychoanalysis—drives and conflicts—find…
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Development/Transmission of BPD: Genetic, Environmental or Cultural?
I was reading an article called “Social cognition in borderline personality disorder: evidence for disturbed recognition of the emotions, thoughts, and intentions of others” and noticed a line in the article that said this: “Thus, in addition to high heritability of BPD (Torgersen et al., 2008), these results argue that environmental factors (e.g., trauma) contribute to disturbed social cognition in BPD. In summary, for the current study we expected PTSD to be a negative predictor of social cognition.” That intrigued me on two levels. One was the “high heritability” part, because often I see comments about BPD and how many people believe that it is mainly caused by childhood trauma…
