Kyle on the couch

In The Sydney Morning Herald, radio writer Sue Javes has played audio of Kyle Sandilands' recent rant at 2Day newsreader Geoff Field to a psychologist. After hearing the attack -- in which Sandilands said Field was "full of dementia", "a mental patient", "a stupid prick", "a moron" and "a bloody idiot" -- the psychologist said Sandilands ...

... displays symptoms associated with narcissistic or borderline personality disorder. He has such a fragile sense of self that when he's challenged or feels a loss of face, he becomes highly agitated and loses rational control. The more stress he's under, the more likely he is to lash out.