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Nicole Karlis

Stigma of BPD looms over Heard trial

US actress Amber Heard looks over he shoulder during the 50 million US dollars Depp vs Heard defamation trial at the Fairfax County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Virginia,on April 14, 2022. SHAWN THEW/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Last week, a forensic psychologist named Shannon Curry testified at the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial, stating that she believes Amber Heard has borderline personality disorder and histrionic personality disorder. In her testimony, Curry explained the opinion derived from assessing Heard directly for 12 hours, in addition to reviewing case documents, medical documents and prior mental health records.

"Her scores were consistent with other people who had obtained these scores who have been shown through many, many studies to have these very specific traits," Curry said.

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