Amber Heard Has Borderline Personality Disorder, Forensic Psychologist Testifies
thewrap.comAmber Heard was assessed to have borderline personality disorder by a forensic psychologist who reviewed case files from the Johnny Depp defamation trial and testified about her evaluations Tuesday.
Dr. Shannon Curry, a clinical and forensic psychologist, was asked to review the case materials and provide her expert opinion on whether there was intimate partner violence in the relationship between Heard and Depp, defined as physical or psychological abuse from one partner to another.
Curry testified in a Fairfax, Virginia, courtroom, after being hired by Depp’s lawyers to also provide a psychological evaluation of Heard, whom Curry also met and talked to on two separate occasions.Curry said she assessed Heard to have borderline personality disorder, defined by the Mayo Clinic as a mental disorder impacting the way a person thinks or feels about themselves and others causing self-image issues, difficulty managing emotions, behavior and relationships.
Heard was also assessed by Curry to have histrionic personality disorder, which is characterized by a pattern of excessive attention-seeking behaviors, usually beginning in early childhood, including inappropriate seduction and excessive desire for approval, according to the Mayo Clinic.
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