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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