Look to Suite101 for frequent summaries of the very latest academic research of Personality Disorders .
One of the tasks I enjoy as Feature Writer for PDs is examining and summarizing the new studies that provide insight into PDs. As an adjunct professor I have convenient access to some of the best tools for searching academic publications and am always vigilant for new items that may be of interest to my readers.
New PD Research
October 16, 2007
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Two new Suite101 articles summarize a study which was published in the May 2007 issue of Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience. The research is an academic literature review of what we currently know about brain anatomy and physiology of BPD patients.
October 11, 2007
The Antisocial Brain and Violence
A recent study in the American Journal of Psychiatry suggests that frontal lobe abnormalities of those with APD may contribute to violent behavior.
This new Suite101 article contains summaries and quick links to some of the latest research on Antisocial PD and Psychopathy.
October 6, 2007
Medication, Self-Destruction and PDs
What do we know about the effectiveness of drug therapies used in the treatment PD suicidal behavior? This Suite101article summarizes a literature review recently published by Dr. Robert Cardish, supervisory faculty member at Mount Sinai Psychotherapy Institute.
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