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I would suspect Dr Bishop has a personality disorder, such as Borderline Personality Disorder. I find it interesting that they have a 6 year rule, when the ave

I would suspect Dr Bishop has a personality disorder, such as Borderline Personality Disorder. I find it interesting that they have a 6 year rule, when the average is around 10 years to get tenure. I think that people missed warning signs, that she was feeling stress, and that there is a stigma against seeking help, and people often deny they have a problem. I agree with most of your comments, except the bit about "requires her death". She was possibly suffering major depression at the time of the incident, and other mental health issues.

maxharris 17y ago
How do you "recover" from something like this? If I had done something like what she did, and I had full memory of it, I would attempt suicide - not out of some perverse sense of duty, but as a way to escape. (I believe that the soul dies with the body, and that supernatural events are categorically impossible. So when I say "escape", I mean a completely different thing than a religious person would mean.)
- neurotech1 17y ago
  I don't believe she would "recover" from this. She will quite likely spend along time in a prison psych ward. John Hinkley, Jr who shot Reagan in 1981 was sent to a psych ward and is still under the care of the psychiatric facility, even though now allowed conditional release.
- colah 17y ago
  She won't make a full recovery, but we can still help her. And I think we have a moral obligation to try. It wouldn't surprise me if she _is_ suicidal right now.
anamax 17y ago
> I find it interesting that they have a 6 year rule, when the average is around 10 years to get tenure. Please name some schools at or around that average.
gwern 17y ago
> I find it interesting that they have a 6 year rule, when the average is around 10 years to get tenure. I think you're interpreting this wrong; it's 6 years after the tenure decision, not 6 years to get tenure. As in, the articles says they denied her tenure back in 2004 and she would have to leave soon. 6 years is long enough that she had to have realized long ago that she would be leaving and so I'm not sure descriptions like 'snapping' is right; this seems more pre-meditated.

maxharris 17y ago

How do you "recover" from something like this? If I had done something like what she did, and I had full memory of it, I would attempt suicide - not out of some perverse sense of duty, but as a way to escape. (I believe that the soul dies with the body, and that supernatural events are categorically impossible. So when I say "escape", I mean a completely different thing than a religious person would mean.)

neurotech1 17y ago
I don't believe she would "recover" from this. She will quite likely spend along time in a prison psych ward. John Hinkley, Jr who shot Reagan in 1981 was sent to a psych ward and is still under the care of the psychiatric facility, even though now allowed conditional release.
colah 17y ago
She won't make a full recovery, but we can still help her. And I think we have a moral obligation to try. It wouldn't surprise me if she _is_ suicidal right now.

anamax 17y ago

> I find it interesting that they have a 6 year rule, when the average is around 10 years to get tenure. Please name some schools at or around that average.

gwern 17y ago

> I find it interesting that they have a 6 year rule, when the average is around 10 years to get tenure. I think you're interpreting this wrong; it's 6 years after the tenure decision, not 6 years to get tenure. As in, the articles says they denied her tenure back in 2004 and she would have to leave soon. 6 years is long enough that she had to have realized long ago that she would be leaving and so I'm not sure descriptions like 'snapping' is right; this seems more pre-meditated.