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Autism and the Inability to “Mentalize” May Diminish Faith and Belief in God
People with traits associated with autism, particularly traits associated with mentalizing deficits, are less likely to believe in God, according to a new study Autism and the Inability to “Mentalize” May Diminish Faith and Belief in God BY CHRISTINE HSU | MAY 31, 2012 People with traits associated with autism, particularly traits associated with mentalizing deficits, are less likely to believe in God, according to a new study. The latest discovery strengthens the psychological theory that the likelihood of having religious belief largely depends on the ability for “theory of mind” or ‘mentalization’, a concept described as being able to imagine what others are thinking and to perceive and interpret…
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Conduct Disorder Predicts Drug Use in Adults With ADHD
ADHD was not the largest risk factor for SUD. Instead, when she controlled for both ADHD and BPD, Torok found that CD posed the biggest risk for future drug abuse in the participants. Conduct Disorder Predicts Drug Use in Adults With ADHD (link) April 17, 2012 @ 3:58 PM Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been linked to many negative outcomes. Usually first diagnosed in childhood, ADHD is characterized by impulsivity and inability to focus on tasks. Until recently, it was believed that ADHD did not widely persist into adulthood. However, new research has shown that many individuals still struggle with the symptoms of ADHD through their adult lives. Read the…
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Brief reactive psychosis: What is it?
Reactive psychosis is “very uncommon,” usually striking people in their late 20s or early 30s, but it can happen to anyone at any age. Some research suggests people with certain personality disorders, such as paranoid personality disorder or borderline personality disorder are more vulnerable, he said. Brief reactive psychosis blamed for Kony 2012 director’s outburst: What is it? (link) By Ryan Jaslow (CBS/AP) The family of Kony 2012 director Jason Russell says “brief reactive psychosis” caused the 33-year-old’s bizarre naked outburst that led to his arrest in San Diego last week. Russell’s wife says the director of the viral documentary on Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony got the condition as a…
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Major Depressive Disorder and BPD
A little while ago, I posted an study about the over-lap between Major Depressive Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder. The last sentence of this study was “In the meantime, the clinician treating major depressive disorder would be wise to assess for borderline personality disorder, even as currently defined.” That was because the study found a large correlation between the two disorders. Today, I was reviewing an article by Marsha Linehan called “Two-Year Randomized Controlled Trialand Follow-up of Dialectical Behavior Therapyvs Therapy by Experts for Suicidal Behaviorsand Borderline Personality Disorder” which I had planned to write something up about. I’ll have to do that later, but the reason these thoughts of MDD and BPD…
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The Psychopathic Self-Help Expert
When I was researching NPD and BPD co-morbidity, I stumbled on this interesting blog post about the self-proclaimed NPD expert Sam Vaknin. I don’t do much in the NPD world because I believe that BPD and NPD is essentially incompatible, despite what other people on the Internet say and despite even some studies. The experts that I’ve spoken with basically agree with me, but not all of them. I think there’s something of a split on the subject. Anyhow, here is an excerpt from the blog post (it’s long so I didn’t copy all of it). Are you sick of seeing the same Psychopath posting all over the web when…
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Amy Winehouse, addiction and BPD from the NY Times
Before her death, I’d written about Amy Winehouse and my analysis of why she was very high on the BPD-o-meter. Here is an article from the NY Times about addiction that mentions both Amy Winehouse and Borderline Personality Disorder (but not as her having it). Here are some interesting quotes: Clinicians have long been aware that patients with certain types of psychiatric illnesses — including mood, anxiety and personality disorders — are more likely to become addicts. According to the National Institute of Mental Health’s Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study, patients with mental health problems are nearly three times as likely to have an addictive disorder as those without. Conversely, 60…