Posted by SLS on January 30, 2004, at 8:11:19
In reply to Re: Is depression a disease? » SLS, posted by Dinah on January 30, 2004, at 7:33:47
> I think those type of studies are fascinating. I've been especially interested in the research for the biological basis for Borderline Personality Disorder because it has been stigmatized as a character problem for so long.
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> http://www.mhsanctuary.com/borderline/siever.htm
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> http://www.biopsychiatry.com/acetph.htm
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> Whether we call it a "disease" or a biological sensitivity or whatever, it seems clear that there are biological factors that predispose us to these things. And if meds can help, or therapy can help, more power to them.
Thanks for posting the links, Dinah. I found the physostigmine thing particularly relavent to my condition. I recently tried taking Aricept (donepezil), a ACh cholinesterase inhibitor like physostigmine. It made me significantly more depressed very early in the trial.It is unfortunate that the term "borderline personality disorder" has persisted for so long. I believe the name evolved many years ago when it was thought that sufferers were somewhat psychotic - borderline psychotic. Of course, there wasn't too much understood about the biological nature of some mental illnesses at the time, which left the explanations of aberrant behavior to be related to personality.
- Scott
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