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Over the Borderline: Treatment for BPD and Substance Abuse First Hand
Treatments for borderline personality disorder and alcoholism are similar. But dealing with one doesn’t fix the other. My horror at being diagnosed with BPD turned to relief. Finally I knew what was wrong with me. All those times I had been berated by my family for being self-destructive or flaky or dramatic were all explained by this one disorder. The apologies came flooding in. I forwarded the BPD links to my father, mother, and multiple step mothers and they all apologized for judging me, for misunderstanding, for making light of what turned out to be a serious condition. But that didn’t really solve the problem of having yet another condition…
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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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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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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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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…
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Teaching Mindfulness to Children
Mindfulness, which features focused awareness training, is increasing in popularity among mental health professionals. Mindfulness training emphasizes focused attention to internal and external experiences in the present moment of time, without judgment. While mindfulness interventions have been used in treatments for stress, chronic pain, anxiety, depression, borderline personality disorder, eating disorders, and addiction, researchers suggest that this type of training also can be beneficial in everyday life. Most research and writing on mindfulness training has been about adults. In this paper, the authors argue for adapting mindfulness techniques for work with children. The authors propose that training in mindfulness has the potential to enhance children’s attention and focus, and improve memory,…