Borderline Personality News
March 15, 2007
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Murderer suffered personality disorder
icWales
Andrew Cole stabbed William Crompton 38 times and Fiona Ovis 52 times
when he burst into a bedroom of her grandparents' bungalow in
Llandrindod Wells in May 1996.
Mother's book tribute to murdered son
icWales
THE MOTHER of a Welsh murder victim is appealing to Home Secretary John
Reid
to enforce tougher sentences for criminals who commit violent crimes.
Jail Suit Cites Rights of Mentally Ill
RedNova
A federal lawsuit says segregating inmates with mental illnesses can
cause additional psychological harm.
Hope And Concern Expressed Over Potential Genetic Testing For Substance
Abuse
Medical News Today
Genetic tests using blood samples already are used to diagnose some
diseases and even personalize treatment.Now it is possible to develop
similar tests that reveal a person's potential to become dependent on
nicotine or marijuana or have antisocial personality disorder,
University of Iowa researchers report online in the American Journal of
Medical Genetics.
The Brain on the Stand
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
How neuroscience is transforming the legal system.
Deaths by child abuse often unintentional
Tribune Chronicle
WARREN - A child won't stop crying. A parent or sitter at their wits'
end slaps, but it only makes the child scream louder. More abuse
follows. And then it's too late.
Some say
little girl who died at center has been forgotten
Leader-Telegram
The bumper stickers say "We'll never forget," and they appear almost
everywhere in Rice Lake.
Soldier's 'personality disorder'
BBC News
A soldier who strangled his best friend suffers from a borderline
personality disorder, a court has heard.
Center, staffer sentenced in girl's death
The Chippewa Herald
BARRON -- A counseling center received the maximum fine and one of its
staffers was sentenced to 60 days in jail Monday for negligence in the
death of a 7-year-old girl after she was restrained at a center in Rice
Lake because of behavioral problems.
Huntsville
robberies result in jail time
The Huntsville Forester
A Huntsville man will be spending the next several months in jail after
pleading guilty to a series of robberies committed late last year.
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