Marc Stein article on Ron Artest

[JFK]

I'm waiting for him to pysically maim somebody during a game or after one. I think this guy is a serious danger to everyone in the league, he's a bona fide whack job and i'm waiting for him to bite someone or do something crazy like that.

[toosmallshoes]

I dont see anything crazy bout what dude said in that article

he thinks he's the MVP of the team but also thinks Jermaine is the MVP. He thinks he will be MVP of the league someday, but wants to give up his all star spot to Stephen Jackson. When he is selected to the eastern all star team he will not give up his spot to sjax. He will get a tattoo on his forehead right before the game advertising his new album. He wants to take a month off to be with his family conveniently forgetting that most people can't even afford to take a week off to be with their family. Won't be long before he's dying his hair crazy colors like Dennis Rodman. what is it with defensive specialists going crazy? Guess somebody needs to keep an eye on Bowen.

[toosmallshoes]

ducks may actually be onto something. Ron is displaying a level of egocentrism often seen in cocaine abusers with obsessive mental disorders. I'm not neccessarily saying he does drugs, but i am saying he is obviously in need of professional help. Could the Pacers possibly mandate that he see a councilor?

[bonesinaz]

Long term drug abuse can mimic the symptoms of mental illness.

But I think Artest is bipolar ( also known as manic depressive disorder). I am not a psychiatrist, but have done a lot of research on BP depression. The people who suffer from it are often very high achievers. They usually only seek help in the depressive phase of the illness and will try to keep from getting depressed by taking mood elevating drugs. I have no idea if Artest is self-medicating, but his behavior is, at best erratic. He does need help. I think that his former manager knows this.

Usually we hear/read about celebs having this disease post mortum. They never publicly admit to it because they don't think that anything is wrong with them.