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Internet advice is not meant to replace healthcare provider: doctor
When Melodie Moore was recovering from a broken heart and wondering why her relationship had soured, Dr. Google had the answer: borderline personality disorder. Internet advice is not meant to replace healthcare provider: doctor (link) By: Alexandra Posadzki, The Canadian Press 15/03/2012 3:56 PM | Comments: 0 TORONTO – When Melodie Moore was recovering from a broken heart and wondering why her relationship had soured, Dr. Google had the answer: borderline personality disorder. “I wanted to know what was wrong with me, that this boy didn’t want to be with me,” said the 22-year-old from Markham, Ont. Soon she had diagnosed herself with several ailments, including BPD and narcissistic personality…
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Narrative exposure therapy can be used with BPD patients in a standard clinical setting
The present study demonstrates that narrative exposure therapy (NET) can within weeks achieve a marked improvement in borderline patients with comorbid PTSD. Bon: I’ve never heard of this therapy…. Narrative exposure therapy can be used with BPD patients in a standard clinical setting (link) Published on March 30, 2012 at 4:39 AM An investigation published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics introduces a new treatment for borderline personality disorder (BPD) that ensues after a traumatic stress. The present study demonstrates that narrative exposure therapy (NET) can within weeks achieve a marked improvement in borderline patients with comorbid PTSD, even under the often less than ideal conditions in a…
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How 3 Days in The Psych Ward Saved My Life
I had been insecure about the way I looked at 20; now that I was pushing 40, I could only imagine how my slow physical decline would impact my already fragile self-esteem. I was scared—really scared. I had my addiction under control (as under control as I could have it) but my borderline personality disorder, my body dysmorphic disorder and my depression were taking a toll. An article by Amy Dresner from AlterNet: How 3 Days in The Psych Ward Saved My Life I had three-and-a-half years sober when I tried to kill myself by overdosing on Phenobarbital. It was the 4th of July and I’d joke later that I…
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Does Evidence-Based Medicine Discourage Richer Assessment of Psychopathology and Treatment?
The paradigm for modern psychiatry is evidence-based medicine (EBM)—it represents proven treatments for defined diagnoses. But there are major problems with this position, starting with the fact that while they are superior to placebo, evidence-based treatments too often are ineffective. Does Evidence-Based Medicine Discourage Richer Assessment of Psychopathology and Treatment? (link) By Simon Sobo, MD | April 5, 2012 Dr Sobo practices psychiatry in Northwestern Connecticut. Many of his other articles can be found at his Web site, www.simonsobo.com. The paradigm for modern psychiatry is evidence-based medicine (EBM)—it represents proven treatments for defined diagnoses. But there are major problems with this position, starting with the fact that while they are…
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Emotionally Sensitive People Respond to a Survey
From Karyn Hall’s Emotionally Sensitive Person blog: They enjoy caring for and empathizing with others and they cherish being passionate about what is important to them. Helping others feel at ease and being able to” read” people is positive for them. They have an understanding of others’ emotions that can be helpful. At the same time, intense emotions get in the way of relationships. Many (51%) have stopped being friends with more than five people because they hurt you. Many of you (52.6%) also hide your feelings from others most of the time. You find the emotions of others burdensome at times, perhaps because so many of you ( 78.8%)…
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Dialectical Behavior Therapy vs. Mentalization-Based Therapy: What are the Differences?
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT) are two therapies often used in Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) treatment. Both strive to help those who are severely disordered and highly emotionally dysregulated to manage their emotions. But what is the difference between the two? Dialectical Behavior Therapy vs. Mentalization-Based Therapy: What are the Differences? (link) Feb 07, 2012 Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Mentalization-Based Therapy (MBT) are two therapies often used in Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) treatment. Both strive to help those who are severely disordered and highly emotionally dysregulated to manage their emotions. But what is the difference between the two? Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Marsha Linehan’s initial goal…