Borderline Personality News

May 11 , 2007

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More Than 10% of U.S. Adults Develop Drug Problems
HealthDay via Yahoo! News
MONDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) -- Ten percent of American adults abuse drugs at some point in their lives, including 2.6 percent who become dependent on drugs, according to a new federal report.

First-time event for families of children with special needs May 17

The Ashland Daily Press
According to Dr. Colleen Warner, author and psychologist, "It would be nice if kids came out of the womb with an instruction manual, but unfortunately they don't." Families of children with special needs have even more to learn ? and often develop exceptional parenting and family skills.

Controversial Mason Municipal Court Judge Parker files to seek re-election
The Hamilton Journal News Mon, 07 May 2007 6:17 AM PDT
By Denise G. Callahan

Mental health help available
Escanaba Daily Press
ESCANABA ? May, as National Mental Health Month, is an opportunity for mental health professionals to increase the public?s awareness of mental health issues and the stigmas that surround them.

Natural sugars are tonics that can help
Rapid City Journal
Column by Halina Hladysz The world of sports was moved in 1993 when the nine-member women?s running team broke nine world records at the Chinese National Games and one of these records by an astonishing 42 seconds.

Wife 'could not take any more'
Cambridge Evening News
A WIFE who died after being beaten by her husband phoned her father the day before her death to say she "could not take any more", a court heard. Leonard Clark, father of Leonie Evans, told Norwich Crown Court his daughter was tearful and upset when she called him.

Suicidal student feels stranded
Orion
May sent text messages to close friends to say goodbye April 11 after she swallowed about 15 pills of prescription Tylenol and drank half of a 750 milliliter bottle of Southern Comfort. She was trying to end her life. May, whose name has been changed to protect her identity, came to Chico State on an academic scholarship.

More Than 10% of U.S. Adults Develop Drug Problems
MedicineNet.com
Title: More Than 10% of U.S. Adults Develop Drug Problems Category: Health
News Created: 5/8/2007 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 5/8/2007

Convicted killer pleads with jurors to spare his life
Baltimore Sun
His hands shaking as he clutched a stack of wrinkled paper and a Bible, Jamaal K. Abeokuto told the jurors asked to decide whether he should be executed for killing his girlfriend's young daughter that he's sorry, but added that he's not sure why he committed the crime.

Sex on the couch: The therapists who abuse their clients' trust
Independent
When Jo Adams was referred to the counsellor at her GP's surgery, she expected to be given help for her severe epression. But that was not all she received. During the six sessions, her counsellor paid her a number of suggestive compliments. In her desperately ill state, they gave her a boost. "They put me on a false high, even though I'm happily married," says the 35-year-old, who works in ...

Genetic roots of manic depression revealed
Daily Telegraph
The roots of bipolar disorder - manic depression - have been revealed by the first scan of the human genetic code, disclosing a new target for treatments.

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