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Conduct Disorder Predicts Drug Use in Adults With ADHD
ADHD was not the largest risk factor for SUD. Instead, when she controlled for both ADHD and BPD, Torok found that CD posed the biggest risk for future drug abuse in the participants. Conduct Disorder Predicts Drug Use in Adults With ADHD (link) April 17, 2012 @ 3:58 PM Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been linked to many negative outcomes. Usually first diagnosed in childhood, ADHD is characterized by impulsivity and inability to focus on tasks. Until recently, it was believed that ADHD did not widely persist into adulthood. However, new research has shown that many individuals still struggle with the symptoms of ADHD through their adult lives. Read the…
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When it’s all about your feelings and what you can do
Participate in a Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) group, where one is taught the four effective stress-reducing skills of distress tolerance, mindfulness, emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness. You will learn to cope better. Vital Signs: It is all about me, actually (link) By CLAIRE HUTCHINSON AND TIMOTHY CAMPBELL Let’s face it: We all get stressed sometimes, but why does stress seem to affect some people more than others? Would you say that: » Others know what they are doing and you feel like you don’t? » Others don’t seem to be bothered by life’s little “zings?” » Others are moving toward something positive or away from something negative and you are…
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MBT-F for Parents of Difficult/Emotional Children now offered in UK
Mentalization-based Treatment for Families (MBT-F) is for parents of children between the ages of seven and 16 experiencing difficulties in the parent/child relationship. Mentalization-based Treatment for Families (MBT-F) (Detailed) Name of intervention: Mentalization-based Treatment for Families (MBT-F) Who is the programme for?: Families experiencing relationship difficulties because of child emotional or behavioural difficulties. Child outcome: Improved child behaviour Age: Primary (5-11 yrs), Secondary (11-14 yrs), Teenage (12-18 yrs) Classification: Targeted Parental needs: Any parent Workforce: QCF level 4/5 Setting: Clinic/Health centre Format: Individual Contact name: Michelle Sleed Contact email: Michelle.Sleed@annafreud.org Contact place of work: The Anna Freud Centre Mentalization-based Treatment for Families (MBT-F) is for parents of children between the…
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Bad Amazon Reviews and what they reveal about people (and about me)
About 2 weeks ago, I got another 1 star review on Amazon for my book When Hope is Not Enough. When I read that review, I realized that many people don’t understand my book well. Perhaps it’s my writing or perhaps it’s in their reading. I certainly know that my book will not just tell you what you want to hear about your loved one with borderline personality disorder (BPD). If you want to be validated and hear what you’d like to hear about being a victim of someone with BPD, I’d suggest you read Stop Walking on Eggshells. That was the book I read at the beginning of the…
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Marsha Linehan receives Psychiatry Award
Dr. Marsha M. Linehan, an expert in the treatment of suicidal behaviors, personality disorders – including eating disorders – and other complex mental disorders, has been selected as the recipient of the 2012 Joan and Stanford Alexander Award in Psychiatry. Psychiatry award recipient to present lecture on dialectical behavior therapy (link) HOUSTON — (April 17, 2012) — Dr. Marsha M. Linehan, an expert in the treatment of suicidal behaviors, personality disorders – including eating disorders – and other complex mental disorders, has been selected as the recipient of the 2012 Joan and Stanford Alexander Award in Psychiatry. The award was established in honor of Dr. Stuart Yudofsky, professor and chair…
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One Way to Identify Borderline Personality Disorder Is by Testing “Mentalization” Skills
Dr. Sharp and her colleagues worked with 111 teenagers ages 11 to 17 years old, who were being treated in a residential psychiatric facility and tested them for the way they “mentalize.” Mentalize is a technical term that means to act like an armchair psychiatrist in order to understand why others behave the way they do and to predict their future behaviors. One Way to Identify Borderline Personality Disorder Is by Testing “Mentalization” Skills (link) Borderline personality disorder probably shows up before adulthood, and now a new study has found a way to detect it in teenagers. The conventional thinking is to diagnose personality disorders only in adults over age…