Borderline Personality News

June 05, 2009

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Mayo Clinic Researchers Examine the Psychological Impact of Child Abuse
Albert Lea Tribune  
SAN FRANCISCO - According to a new Mayo Clinic study, a history of child abuse significantly impacts the wide range of challenges facing depressed inpatients. Included are an increase in suicide attempts, prevalence of substance use disorder, and a higher incidence rate of personality disorder.

Leeds Patient Sent Home 11 Days Before Murderous Attack
Yorkshire Evening Post  
A decision not to admit a man with a personality disorder to hospital days before he battered a man to death was correct, an independent report has found.

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