FootnoteAccording to PsychCentral (http://psychcentral.com/disorders/sx33.htm), Schizotypal Personality Disorder is characterized by a pattern of social and interpersonal deficits marked by acute discomfort with, and reduced capacity for, close relationships as well...
Footnote“As [a] Baptist and Disciple preacher he was noted for his spread eagle eloquence and ability to get up revival excitements. He had been hurt in youth and it left him with a tendency to epileptic spells. He would often while preaching, especially in revival...
FootnoteThe Baptist Witness. Pittsburgh, PA, March 1, 1875. In 1875, A. H. Dunlevy cited Dr. Lammi Rigdon, of Hamilton, Ohio, regarding his younger brother: “..Sidney Rigdon, when quite a boy, living with his father some fifteen miles south of Pittsburgh on a farm,...
FootnoteImage. From the above source: Mapping Brain Tissue Loss in Adolescents with Schizophrenia. This map reveals the 3-dimensional profile of gray matter loss in the brains of teenagers with early-onset schizophrenia, with a region of greatest loss in the temporal...
FootnoteRigdon’s interest in “gifts of the Spirit” is understandable. He was susceptible to delusional thinking and deranged episodes, including seizures, fits, and fainting spells. He interpreted these episodes as manifestations of the spirit, evidence of a divine...
