Posts Tagged: Schizophrenia

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Wendy Williams suffering from dementia: ‘She doesn’t recognize friends’

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Wendy Williams is showing signs of declining mental status, according to a report on Eurweb.com.

The former talk show Diva is reportedly showing symptoms of dementia and a loss of cognitive functioning that is interfering with her activities of daily life.

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A source close to Wendy's camp claims that the 57-year-old Jersey native is struggling to identify close friends and faces she's known for years.

"She doesn't always recognize people whom she's known for years. There are people who Wendy knows, who have worked closely with her, and there are days that she has no idea who they are."

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Another source says Wendy is no longer able to hold a conversation and she can't possibly return to her purple chair.

"She really can't do a video. She's been having a hard time holding a conversation."

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According to The Sun UK, her production company doesn't expect "The Wendy Williams Show" to be renewed after the current contract ends:

"Production is running out the clock with all these guest hosts. They're literally just waiting for the season to end, and after that, it's gone."

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Woman Claims Michael Jackson’s Ghost ‘Possesses’ Her Body: ‘We’re Married’

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In what sounds like a scene from Ghost Busters, a woman claims she's "possessed" by Michael Jackson's ghost -- and they are married.

Kathleen Roberts shared her ghostly matrimony in an article she wrote for the Daily Star, according to the NY Post.

Roberts alleges that she doesn't have sex with Jackson's ghostly apparition, however, he possesses her body to dance, sing and eat cookies.

In a video, Roberts claims Jackson "proposed" to her "clairvoyantly" and she accepted.

She also said the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. officiated their nuptials, and that Jackson kept their marriage certificate.

"Michael stays in me all the time," said Roberts, who refers to Jackson as her "husband."

"So he comes to the restroom with me and calls these special bonding moments 'toiletries.' He stays possessed in me (relaxed not channeling and just enjoying living through me and communicating with me as a husband)."

She continued:

"So he likes to eat in me. He loves cookies. He cusses a lot more than I'd expect him to as a former fan."

Roberts also claimed her supernatural senses have been previously misdiagnosed as schizophrenia.

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Jackson died at age 50 from respiratory and cardiac arrest due to an overdose of an intravenous sedative on June 25, 2009.

In 2010, Jackson's personal physician, Conrad Murray was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter.

After losing an appeal, Murray served 2 years of a four-year prison sentence. His license to practice medicine in California was revoked.

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Maryland Cop Killed by ‘Friendly Fire’ As Man Tried to Commit Suicide by Cop

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A Maryland police officer who was shot and killed outside a police station was hit by 'friendly fire' from a fellow officer, the NY Daily News reports.

Officer Jacai Colson, 28, was shot and killed outside a Landover, Md., police station as 2 brothers filmed their oldest brother's attempted suicide by cop on Sunday afternoon.

Police say brothers Malik Ford, 21, and Elijah Ford, 18, plotted with their eldest brother Michael DeAndre Ford, 22, to film his suicide as he fired on cops and civilians with a handgun.

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Mom Who Pushed Son On Swing for 2 Days Not ‘Criminally Responsible’ for His Death

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A Maryland mother who pushed her 2-year-old son on a swing for 2 days until he died is not "criminally responsible" for her son's death.

Romechia Simms, 25, was indicted for manslaughter and child abuse in the May 22nd death of her 3-year-old son Ji'Aire.

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Psychiatric Facility Denies Any Wrongdoing in the Death of Kristoff St. John’s Son

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Young and the Restless star Kristoff St. John and his ex-wife, Mia, are suing a mental health facility for negligence in the death of their mentally ill son, Julian, 24.

Julian, who was diagnosed with Schizophrenia at a young age, was found in a bathroom at La Casa Psychiatric Health Facility with a plastic bag over his head on November 23, 2014.

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Missing Doctor Teleka Patrick Heard Voices in Her Head

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Missing Michigan doctor Teleka Patrick may have suffered from psychiatric disorders ranging from Erotomania to Schizophrenia.

Patrick, a 30-year-old first-year medical resident in psychiatry at the Western Michigan University School of Medicine, was reported missing on Dec. 6, 2013. She was last seen by a courtesy shuttle driver at the Radisson Plaza Hotel, who dropped her off at her car in the parking lot of the Borgess Medical Center where she worked. Patrick had attempted to rent a room at the hotel. But she was unsuccessful for reasons that are unclear.

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Navy Yard Shooter Was a Paranoid Schizophrenic Who Heard Voices in His Head

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The Navy Yard gunman responsible for one of the largest mass murders in Washington D.C. history was treated for Schizophrenia, according to law enforcement officials.

Navy reservist Aaron Alexis, 34, was treated at the Veterans Administration hospital for mental problems which included hearing voices, the officials told the Associated Press.

Alexis killed 12 people and wounded 14 others before he was shot and killed by police during a shooting rampage in the nation's Capital on Monday.

His family told the AP Alexis was a paranoid schizophrenic who heard voices in his head. Alexis carried a .45 handgun tucked in his waistband because he feared people would steal his belongings.

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Judge Delays Parents Request for Control of Amanda Bynes’ Money

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When former child star Amanda Bynes was admitted to a psychiatric hospital after setting fire to a neighbor's driveway, her parents rushed to court to gain control of her money and her life.

But a California judge wisely delayed making a decision on conservatorship until Bynes is well enough to appear in court to speak for herself. The judge also determined that Bynes, 27, and her parents had limited contact with each other before the arson incident.

According to gossip website TMZ, Bynes was given an early diagnosis of "schizophrenic tendencies".

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Medical Minute: Flat or Blunted Affect

The most hated man in America is finally behind bars. George Zimmerman, the 28-year-old neighborhood watch volunteer who gunned down unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin, was arrested Wednesday and charged with 2nd degree murder.

The 17-year-old Miami high school student was shot and killed in Sanford, Florida on Feb. 26 as he walked back to a friend's house from a convenience store with a bag of Skittles and iced tea.

Zimmerman was taken into custody the night of the shooting, but he was released without charges when he claimed self-defense under Florida's controversial Stand Your Ground law.

In his mugshot, taken hours after he turned himself in -- Zimmerman stares straight at the camera, with a blank expression on his face.

In clinical terms, a flat or blunted affect refers to a person whose facial expression shows no emotion in response to a circumstance that would normally prompt a human reaction.

A blunt affect "can be symptomatic of schizophrenia, depression, or brain damage". Victims of post-traumatic stress syndrome are often said to display blunted affect.

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