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Living with mental illness: Learning to accept your positive traits with the rest
I’m empathetic, intuitive, resilient and intense. Living with mental illness: Learning to accept your positive traits with the rest Mental health blogger Fiona Kennedy looks at the positive traits associated with BPD I came across an image on Twitter recently, listing the positive traits of people with borderline personality disorder (BPD). Among them were: passionate, empathetic, creative, artistic, intuitive, resilient, intelligent, witty, spontaneous, intense, devoted… You get the idea. A few months ago, when I was firmly of the conviction that BPD was an illness, something I’d have for the rest of my life, I would have found this very reassuring. So much of what’s written about BPD paints people…
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Author sheds light on van Gogh’s illness
“Borderline personality disorder is a relatively new diagnosis, which was officially described for the first time in 1980,” she continues a little later. “It was first suggested as a possible cause of van Gogh’s condition in the late 1990s.” Author sheds light on van Gogh’s illness Reviewed by Aaron W. Hughey “On the Verge of Insanity: Van Gogh and His Illness” by Nienke Bakker, Louis van Tilborgh and Laura Prins. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2016. 176 pages, $30. “The dramatic moment when Vincent van Gogh cut off his ear and his subsequent suicide are among the best-known events in his life and, for many, the most fascinating,” Nienke Bakker…
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Review: ‘Borderline’ An Emotional Truth on Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline shines a light on an issue that is seldom talked about, and let’s the uncomfortable moments be uncomfortable. Review: ‘Borderline’ An Emotional Truth on Borderline Personality Disorder Maddie Crichton ’17 / Emertainment Monthly Staff Writer Regina has been engaging in self-harm and struggling with suicidal thoughts since she was a child. Now, as an adult, she has a diagnosis: Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Through following Regina in her day to day life, sitting inside of her therapy sessions, and interviews with doctors, the documentary Borderline lets us learn about her relationship with BPD, and gives us a glimpse as to what life is like with it. Regina holds nothing…
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Mental Health Bill: Rick Warren and Wife Kay ‘Grateful’ to Congress for Passing 21st Century Cures Act
Matthew had borderline personality disorder. In 2013, he shot himself to death using an unregistered gun he bought online. Mental Health Bill: Rick Warren and Wife Kay ‘Grateful’ to Congress for Passing 21st Century Cures Act By SUZETTE GUTIERREZ-CACHILA Many rejoiced when the Senate recently passed the controversial 21st Century Cures Act, and pastor Rick Warren and his wife Kay were among them. Rick and Kay, co-founders of California-based Saddleback Church, said they are thankful that the Cures Act was passed because they believe it will help save lives. “We are so grateful that Congress passed the Cures Act, which invests in saving lives by addressing the opioid epidemic, cancer…
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Professor who developed therapy for uncurable mental illnesses wins 2017 Grawemeyer Award in Psychology
The institute’s mission is to transfer the principles of dialectical behavior therapy to more practitioners and to aid current practitioners with the burnout that can come with working with heard-to-treat patients. Professor who developed therapy for ‘uncurable’ mental illnesses wins 2017 Grawemeyer Award in Psychology By MELISSA CHIPMAN | December 3, 2016 6:00 am Marsha Linehan, director of University of Washington’s Behavioral Research and Therapy Clinics, Center for Behavioral Technology, has been selected as the 2017 Grawemeyer Award winner in Psychology. Disorders like borderline personality and suicidal ideation have long been considered nearly impossible to treat, but Linehan has developed dialectical behavior therapy, which has shown positive effects during studies.…
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The Amazing Way This NFL Team Just Stepped Up For Mental Health
“We need to accept that mental illness is a disease — and like any other disease, it needs stronger research, early screening and treatment, especially for young people,” Marshall wrote. The Amazing Way This NFL Team Just Stepped Up For Mental Health This time with footwear. Lindsay Holmes Deputy Healthy Living Editor, The Huffington Post The New York Jets may not be at the top of the NFL standings this season, but they’re certainly leading the charge when it comes to mental health advocacy. Multiple Jets players sported lime green cleats for Project 375, a mental health organization founded by Jets wide receiver Brandon Marshall, during Monday night’s game against…