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The mental illness monsters: Artist visualizes what illnesses would look like if they were mythical creatures
Toby Allen says the monsters are not meant to make light of the conditions. He hopes that by giving them a physical form, he will make them seem more beatable – also hopes they will reduce stigma around mental illness. The mental illness monsters: Artist visualizes what illnesses would look like if they were mythical creatures By EMMA INNES PUBLISHED: 11:44 EST, 8 October 2013 Toby Allen, a Cornish artist, has imagined what eight common mental illnesses would look like if they were monsters. He drew what he believed anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, social anxiety, avoidant personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, paranoia and dissociative identity disorder would look like as monsters.…
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Family Skills Training for Adolescents with Emotional Regulation Issues (BPD)
A video on family participation in skills training for adolescents with emotional regulation issues (BPD): No related posts.
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The Wheel of Emotions: What are you feeling today?
Below is Robert Plutchik’s Wheel of emotions. Can you find how you are feeling on there today? No related posts.
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Unpleasant Words Trigger Strong Startle Response in People with Borderline Personality Disorder
Adults with borderline personality disorder (BPD) showed excessive emotional reactions when looking at words with unpleasant meanings compared to healthy people during an emotionally stimulating task, according to NIMH-funded researchers. Potential physiological marker for a severe mental disorder Science Update • August 22, 2007 Adults with borderline personality disorder (BPD) showed excessive emotional reactions when looking at words with unpleasant meanings compared to healthy people during an emotionally stimulating task, according to NIMH-funded researchers. They also found that people with more severe BPD showed a greater difference in emotional responding compared to people with less severe BPD. The study was published in the August 1, 2007, issue of Biological Psychiatry.…
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Ambiguity is the greatest threat
In 2009, I attended the International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders (ISSPD) in New York. Dr. Glen Gabbard, MD, a psychiatrist and clinician that treats people with Borderline Personality Disorder (#BPD). About halfway through his presentation, Dr. Gabbard said: “Ambiguity is the greatest threat.” He was speaking in the context of a clinician treating someone with BPD. Many studies have show that people with BPD react to neutral facial expressions as if the person is angry. People with BPD interpret neutral faces as angry. I once saw a woman with BPD view a picture of a neutral face and she said, “He’s angry with me.” Dr. Gabbard was suggesting to…
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A system that fails troubled teens
Teens whose multiple diagnoses meant that her see-saw emotions were extremely challenging to treat, especially in a mental health system that is over-burdened and difficult for desperate families to navigate. A system that fails troubled teens GAYLE MACDONALD From Friday’s Globe and Mail – with correction Published Thursday, Jun. 27 2013, 9:00 PM EDT Last updated Thursday, Jul. 04 2013, 10:09 AM EDT Katherine Duff is 16. She comes from a close-knit Toronto family. She has a part-time-job and gets straight As. She loves poetry, watching movies with her younger sister, and going out with friends for dinner or to the mall. She adores animals, especially dogs. And she wants…