Past Programs
Diseases and Disorders - 2004
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Over the Borderline
20/11/2004
What can turn a person from loving you - to hating you - and back to loving you again in a split second? Why do some people always seem to divide and manipulate those around them, causing havoc at work and at home? It could be Borderline Personality Disorder. Marilyn Monroe may have had it. Alex, played by Glenn Close in the chilling movie Fatal Attraction certainly did. But the truth is, it's almost impossible to treat, so much so that some psychiatrists refuse to take on the challenge. On All in the Mind this week - some surprising new insights into the disturbing condition of Borderline Personality Disorder.
Mind and Matter - Together at Last?
30/10/2004
Over the past 20 years we've seen an explosion of sophisticated brain scanning technologies which give us new insight into the physiology and chemistry of our brain - but surely there's more to our minds than this kilo of spongy matter. Followers of the Freudian discipline of psychotherapy would certainly agree. In the past hard edge neuroscientists and the so called 'talking therapists' have rarely seen eye to eye - but all this could be changing according to eminent neuroscientist and psychoanalyst Dr Mark Solms. Using a fascinating case study of a patient with Korsakoff's syndrome, he shows how scientific rigour applied to a fuller appreciation of the human mind can give new insights.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) - Debate hots up in Western Australia
19/06/2004
Western Australia has been coined the ADHD capital of Australia with an estimated 4.5 per cent or 18,000 children on dexamphetamine medication. Australia has the world's third highest rate of psycho-stimulant consumption in the world. It's a trend that has some very worried and has prompted a major parliamentary enquiry in WA. But will an enquiry compound the confusion? Are children being over-, under- or misdiagnosed? Where do you draw the line in the sand when it comes to identifying a child with the condition? This week, All in the Mind wades into the complex debate.
