September 2011
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Life, Madness, Science and Art: Open the Parachute... →
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Open the Parachute
Emergence is holding two captivating fundraising concerts called ‘Open the Parachute’ during October Fundraising month – presented by Resurgence Theatre Company.
Each concert will present an enticing mix of songs, readings, poems and sketches woven together to create…
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May 2010
2 posts
So this is what's happening...: Stranger than... →
I’ve written about the music of Kayla Kavanagh before, when I was bowled over by her single “On the Borderline,” and once again she has inspired me to record my response to her music…this time with her eagerly awaited album…”Stranger than Fiction.” If you were wondering if it was worth…
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November 2009
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WatchGreat video on NICE guidelines for Borderline Personality Disorder (via Personality Disorder UK)
October 2009
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“Borderline Personality Disorder is a psychological syndrome that drastically...”
– http://www.epigee.org/mental_health/bpd.html
September 2009
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“People with BPD are more likely to report pack per day smoking, daily alcohol...”
– About.com
Hope on horizon for Borderline Personality... →
Encouraging new article on BPD:
“People with borderline personality disorder make a mess of their relationships and no wonder, given the hallmark symptoms: mood instability, fear of abandonment, impulsive behavior, anger and suicidal or self-injurious acts. People with the disorder may misperceive the actions even the facial expressions of others.
After years during which they threw up...
New Research Maps Brain And Gene Function In... →
Really interesting new article where Mount Sinai researchers have found that real-time brain imaging suggests that patients with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) are physically unable to activate neurological networks that can help regulate emotion.
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This is a (very) rough version of a song...
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Borderline personality disorder grows as... →
“They have the thinnest skin, the shortest fuses and take the hardest knocks. In psychiatrists’ offices, they have long been viewed as among the most challenging patients to treat. They are the kind of people who drive a friend away for interfering and subsequently berate that friend for abandonment.
But almost 20 years after the designation of borderline personality disorder as a...
August 2009
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“One of my favorite mentors often said “why is anything wrong in the human brain...”
– http://journey2balance.wordpress.com/2009/08/24/differently-abled/
