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The contents of the Labile affect page were merged into Pseudobulbar affect. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected page, please see its history; for the discussion at that location, see its talk page. |
I suggest a merger proposal with
Labile affect. These are two articles about the same thing, and actually, this article looks like it is copied & glued from the labile affect article. Unless anybody has any good arguments against it, I'll do it tomorrow.
PS My choice would be to merge into this article, because the "google test" gives many more hits for "pseudobulbar affect" than for "labile affect".
Lova Falk
talk 15:54, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
Agreed and done. (I originated the page) -- PaulWicks ( talk) 17:50, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
from Pathological laughing and crying to here. Pete.Hurd ( talk) 02:38, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
I agree with above suggestion, but not sure how to do. Assistance is appreciated. meleik —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.231.185.213 ( talk) 00:31, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
I know this isn't a discussion board, but that phrase is hilarious. Oh, and I agree with the merger proposal. 209.6.52.213 ( talk) 16:42, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
Second paragraph under "Terminology":
The antecedent to pronoun "this" is unclear.
Do predictions, especially ones about preferences, belong in an encyclopedia? The same purpose can be fulfilled by stating: "In deliberations over treatments, the FDA uses the term _______ to name what is being treated, thereby suggesting that the term is or will be a medical standard." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Macdust ( talk • contribs) 03:50, 21 January 2013 (UTC)
PBA is the latest fad in pharmaceuticals, where existing cheap drugs are cheaply re-purposed to give them new and proprietary (patented) life, in this case patent number 8,227,484 and two other patents, based on just one or two research studies, possibly conducted by researchers funded by the company. This activity, while not particularly difficult or costly for the company, is potentially very profitable if physicians prescribe the product under pressure from patients who demand it based on glossy media advertising.
If we are going to allow Avanir Pharmaceuticals to use Wikipedia to help re-purpose Dextromethorphan (in combination with quinidine sulfate), at least let's add a section on the side effects and the allergy problem of this often misused cough suppressant. A list of adverse effects and 19 pages of prescribing information are published by Avanir. David Spector ( talk) 19:15, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
Two new references describe serious Avanir difficulties and settlement of one patent dispute. Two other legal disputes are pending. David Spector ( talk) 00:58, 22 September 2013 (UTC)
See this and this etc. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 23:09, 6 January 2017 (UTC)
I have made an alteration to the original text. For some reason, "emotional instability" started to be called "emotional lability" (similarly "labile affect" (PBA) reads similarly to "affective lability" (Borderline). The link that was provided to confirm the association of PBA as an attribute of BPD was " http://mentalhealth.com/home/dx/borderlinepersonality.html. Please search keyword "liability" and read the expand examples; it does not use "emotional lability" but it does refer to "emotional instability". I could not find the use of the stand alone word "lability" but I did find "liability" a few times: "...the mood is unpredictable and capricious. There is a liability to outbursts of emotion and an incapacity to control the behavioural explosions. There is a tendency to quarrelsome behavior and to conflicts with others..." A BPD person's labile emotional displays are in accordance to the emotions that person is affected with (i.e. I am sad, so I cry) vs PBA (i.e. I am scared, so I laugh). BPD has fluctuating moods, the liability is from those rapid changes. With PBA, the sudden outbursts of laugh/cry seem like fluctuating strong emotions but the emotional state of the person is unrepresentative of their internal emotional state. There is a WIKI on "emotional lability" that I will seek to make alterations to expand on the complexities. The term confusion is heavily populated on the web. Addressing it on Wikipedia will help others realize the distinctions. Suggested review to demonstrate another similar term for PBA being confused with another disorder: "Labile Affect" https://psychcentral.com/encyclopedia/labile-affect/ vs "affective lability" https://apsard.org/affective-lability-or-emotional-dysregulation-diagnostic-overlaps. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Goleniewski ( talk • contribs) 11:13, 10 September 2017 (UTC)
If pseudobulbar affect is also referred to as emotional lability, why is the latter a link to another page? Bruce Mardle ( talk) 10:09, 12 June 2020 (UTC)
Pseudobulbar affect's lede indicates that these terms are synonyms. If you disagree, please edit the articles to indicate their relationship. Daask ( talk) 12:01, 6 July 2020 (UTC)
Oppose merge.Pseudobulbar affect is primary neurological while emotional lability is psychiatric.Merging the two articles would make everyone confused Fel23 ( talk) 10:18, 25 October 2020 (UTC)
Oppose merge - PBA is a specific syndrome whereas emotional lability is a symptom with many causes. If anything, the emotional lability article could be merged into emotional dysregulation, where the former is an older term. Kirby777 ( talk) 02:02, 10 December 2020 (UTC)