Borderline Personality News
December 5, 2008
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1 in 5 Young Adults has Personality Disorder
AP via Yahoo! News
Almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes with everyday life, and even more abuse alcohol or drugs, researchers reported Monday in the most extensive study of its kind…
Palm Pilots Bridge Communication Gap Between Therapists and Patients
EurekAlert!
( University of Missouri-Columbia ) Palm Pilots already perform a variety of functions, and in the future, they may be used as a therapeutic tool that benefits people with personality disorders. In a new study, a University of Missouri researcher used Palm Pilots as electronic diaries to record and analyze mood variability in patients with borderline personality disorder and found that the…
Personality Disorder
BBC News
To many people, personality disorder conjures up images of violence and fear, but doctors are undecided about who has a disorder, let alone how to treat it...
NEWS: Daily Debriefing
The Dartmouth
Approximately 20 percent of Americans ages 19 to 25 have a personality
disorder, according to a new study that explores mental disorders in
young adults, the Associated Press reported. The study, published in the
Archives of General Psychiatry, also shows that fewer than 25 percent of
young adults with mental problems are diagnosed and treated. These findings suggest that access to treatment and...
Half of Young Adults Have Mental Disorder
BruDirect.com
Nearly half of young adults may suffer from a mental disorder such as alcohol abuse, depression and anxiety, and nearly one in five suffer from a serious personality disorder...
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