-
Video: Marsha Linehan works with Male Patient
Marsha Linehan working with a Male patient. Interesting. No related posts.
-
Video: Nice overview of DBT for Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
DBT Peer Connections – Episode 0 – Introduction to DBT Skills Training – by Rachel Gill No related posts.
-
Stigmatizing Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
Stigma is very common in BPD — not only by the general public, but even among mental health clinicians, who feel they have to create distance to protect themselves. Stigmatizing Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LMSW April 03, 2015 Ms. G, a 29-year-old cashier, consulted a psychiatrist about “mood swings,” volatility, depression, and loneliness. Initially, the psychiatrist was empathetic. Encouraged by the psychiatrist’s accepting attitude, Ms. G revealed that during a recent hospitalization, she received a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder (BPD). The psychiatrist became distant and formal during the remainder of the session. Ms. G did not keep her second appointment. Instead, she presented to…
-
Too many deaths in custody are preventable but staff lack mental health expertise, says human rights body
Hundreds of deaths were avoidable and were caused by repeated “basic errors” by staff ignorant of mental-health risks Too many deaths in custody are preventable but staff lack mental health expertise, says human rights body CHARLIE COOPER Monday 23 February 2015 Hundreds of deaths in psychiatric units, prisons and police cells between 2010 and 2013 were avoidable and were caused by repeated “basic errors” by staff ignorant of mental-health risks, human rights advocates have said. Numerous suicides in detention came after failures to monitor patients or to remove hanging risks, according to a report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission. Its seven-month inquiry into deaths in UK hospital and…
-
Judgments – Mental Shortcuts, or Distortions in Reality?
Borderline personality disorder, a condition once considered “untreatable” by mental health professionals, can now effectively be managed with Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Judgments – Mental Shortcuts, or Distortions in Reality? By Caroline Fleck He’s so smart; I’m chubby; she’s ugly; he’s bad for you; they’re perfect together – what do all of these statements have in common? They’re judgments; they reflect matters of opinion, not indisputable facts. That may not seem too terribly fascinating, or insightful, but bear with me. Because what is phenomenal, in my opinion, is the extent to which we allow our judgments to affect our decisions, mood, and functioning. The past 50 years alone have produced…
-
Watch: Bears’ Brandon Marshall appears in new mental health PSA
Chicago Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall is part of a new public service announcement meant to raise awareness around the unique challenges that men face when discussing mental health. Watch: Bears’ Brandon Marshall appears in new mental health PSA Chicago Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall is part of a new public service announcement meant to raise awareness around the unique challenges that men face when discussing mental health. The campaign is in partnership with Glenn Close’s non-profit organization Bring Change 2 Mind and also includes Edmonton Oilers goalie Ben Scrivens, musician Michael Angelakos and actor Wayne Brady. Marshall announced in 2011 that he was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and…