Gollum shrunk

'As a "single, 587-year-old hobbit-like male of no fixed abode" - with a
vicious streak and two names - Gollum's mental state has long begged
analysis.
Now Dr Elizabeth Sampson and her students at University College London have
concluded that the Lord of the Rings character also known as Smeagol had
schizoid personality disorder, according to the British Medical Journal
today.'

Daily Telegraph, 16 December

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John Jones
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John Jones wrote:
 > 'As a "single, 587-year-old hobbit-like male of no fixed abode" -
 > with a vicious streak and two names - Gollum's mental state has long
 > begged analysis.
 > Now Dr Elizabeth Sampson and her students at University College
 > London have concluded that the Lord of the Rings character also known
 > as Smeagol had schizoid personality disorder, according to the
 > British Medical Journal today.'
 >
 > Daily Telegraph, 16 December

A diagnosis that I don't 100% agree with. See my Rapid Response to the
article.

<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/329/7480/1435?maxtoshow=&HITS" target="_blank">http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/329/7480/1435?maxtoshow=&HITS</a>

BTW, we already have a thread going on the subject. See "Goolum's Mental
Illness".

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Bill

"Wise fool"
Gandalf, THE TWO TOWERS
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