When help is sought out the clinician will run a few tests to rule out anything else that can be causing these signs and symptoms. They will begin with a physical exam, following with blood work and lab tests, ending with a psychological evaluation. ... There are tests to prevent any life altering decisions before they are made as well as treatments in place to help the patient overcome the situation they find themselves in. ...

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John Ronson tackles the notion that some children are being diagnosed with mental disorders they do not have in his book, The Psychopath Test. ... In Chapter 10 of The Psychopath Test, Ronson refers to the DSM-V as having, "too many unrealistic mental diagnoses or disorders", some diagnoses for example in the DSM-V were Internet Addiction, or even being a homosexual. ... Allen Frances in Chapter 10 of Psychopath Test, continued to welcome different idea of mental disorders into the DSM-V prompting more misdiagnoses. ...

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In the book Girl Interrupted, the main character, Susanna Kaysen, in eighteen, and suffering many problems. After a short meeting with her psychiatrist she is shipped off to a mental hospital for her borderline personality disorder. There she is put in the teenage girls ward. There she meets many in...

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Borderline Personality Disorder The purpose of this study by Daley, Burge, and Hammen was to determine a relationship amongst women with borderline personality disorders, and romantic relationship dysfunction. The participants were chosen in two cohorts. They used 155 women that ranged from ages...

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Running head: PERSONALITY DISORDER Borderline Personality Disorder Daddy Pimp Bakersfield College Borderline Personality Disorder Personality disorders are psychological disorders, which can affect a person's life. Having a personality disorder can have ...

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