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Abstract At the International War Crimes Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), a detention camp guard, charged with acts of murder and torture, advanced a plea of diminished responsibility. Defense psychiatrists testified that he had a personality disorder that influenced his ability to control his behavior, but a prosecution expert testified that the guard did not meet Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) criteria. Thus, the unresolved question of how the law defines a…

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    A now dated, but interesting guideline.   Issue date: January 2009  NICE clinical guideline 77 Developed by the National Collaborating Centre for Mental health   National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence MidCity Place 71 High Holborn London WC1V 6NA www.nice.org.uk © National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, 2009. All rights reserved. This material may be freely reproduced for educational and not-for-profit purposes. No reproduction by or for commercial organisations, or for commercial purposes, is allowed without…

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D. Bradford Reich, M.D. and Mary C. Zanarini, Ed.D. Author information ► Copyright and License information ► The publisher’s final edited version of this article is available at J Pers Disord See other articles in PMC that cite the published article. Abstract The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of homosexuality/bisexuality and same-sex relationships in a sample of 362 hospitalized subjects, 290 with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and 72 comparison subjects with other personality disorders. At baseline…

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Definition By Mayo Clinic Staff Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental disorder in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance, a deep need for admiration and a lack of empathy for others. But behind this mask of ultraconfidence lies a fragile self-esteem that’s vulnerable to the slightest criticism. A narcissistic personality disorder causes problems in many areas of life, such as relationships, work, school or financial affairs. You may be generally unhappy and disappointed when you’re not…

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      The following is based on a study performed in the US, racial and cultural aspects of the study will therefore be based on that environment. The Subjective Experience of Women in Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder By Gloria Hegge Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio   Statement of the Research Problem Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a major social problem about which little empirical research has been done. Individuals with this diagnosis, who are approximately 75% female,…

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Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a psychological issue that is diagnosed in about 2% of the population – that is more than bipolar and schizophrenia combined. BPD also happens to be a very serious illness: research shows that 10% of ‘borderline’ adults succumb to suicide, a higher rate than any other mental illness, and a third of the young people who commit suicide have features of BPD. Yet, despite the fact that it is one of the most common personality…

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By Sheryl BruceAn overview of Valerie Porr’s Book Overcoming Borderline Personality Disorder: A Family Guide for Healing and Change (2010).* Families must try new strategies especially when their loved one refuses to get help. Be assured that I do not want to blame parents for causing the problem. Parents have been blamed for far too many years. However parents can change their attitudes and improve their communication skills which will help their adult child. When parents use validation the emotionality…

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Introduction Narcissistic Personality Disorder is a serious condition which affects an estimated 1% of the population. Narcissism is characterized by an extreme self-interest and promotion with an accompanying lack of concern for the needs of others. Narcissism is named after the mythological Greek character Narcissus, an extremely handsome young man who rejected the love of Echo and, as punishment, was condemned to fall in love with his own reflection in a pool of water. Unable to obtain he object of…

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