Showing posts with label impulsive. Show all posts
Showing posts with label impulsive. Show all posts

Thursday, August 23, 2012

BPD,Menstruation & Estrogen


 3 studies were made to see if estrogen had an effect on the symptoms of BPD.They used oral contraceptives in the 3rd study as they contain estrogen.If you have high BPD and started using oral contraceptives your symptoms increased.During times of rapidly changing estrogen levels BPD symptoms increased.

Friday, July 27, 2012

Self-Harm in Mood Disorders


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Why Self Harm Feels Good In The Brain
Self harm is present in a wide variety of mental disorders and in many different forms from cutting,burning,hitting and banging your body against hard surfaces to picking your skin ,pulling out your hair and poisoning yourself.