Mentalization-Based Therapy is centered around improving the mentalizing skills of people with Borderline Personality Disorder. Mentalization is a psychodynamic approach that helps people with BPD better analyze their thoughts and figure out how they’re different from others.
Summer means endless social activities, both for yourself and your kids. It can also mean triggering the symptoms of your Social Anxiety Disorder. But instead of letting your Social Anxiety Disorder symptoms put a damper on your summer plans, try these tips for better managing your symptoms.
The diagnosis of personality disorders is set to undergo a major change in the proposed revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). The DSM-V would drop the number of diagnosable personality disorders from 10 to six and create a hybrid model for making a diagnosis.
People suffering from Bipolar Disorder are increasingly looking at more natural methods of treatment. Here are five natural remedies that can help you to manage the symptoms of Bipolar Disorder.
Summer’s here, which means it’s time to pull your bathing suit out of the closet and plunge into the waters. Feeling good about our bodies can be hard, but here are some quick and smart tips to help you get over your fear of being seen in a bathing suit.
Despite the appearance of a happy and functional life, people with BPD often struggle with suicidal thoughts and ideations. If depression sets in along with BPD, those thoughts can turn into even more serious attempts. So how do you help someone with Borderline Personality Disorder who is having thoughts of suicide before they act on them?
If you or someone you know has Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), you may be familiar with sudden and unexpected outbursts of anger. People with BPD experience all kinds of mood swings, but anger is especially prevalent. We’ll explore what anger is and how to get it under control.
Assertive Community Treatment is an all-encompassing type of treatment that occurs 24 hours a day, seven days a week to build a community around your BPD treatment that provides you a framework of support you wouldn’t otherwise have.
“DBT Skills: An Experiential Workshop,” which will be held on Friday, July 29, 2011, will provide participants practical knowledge of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), a method of treatment specifically developed to treat BPD, and its clinical application.
The National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder (NEA-BPD) holds workshops throughout the year on topics related to Borderline Personality Disorder. Since it’s impossible for you to attend every event held by NEA-BPD, the association makes a point of offering videos from leading BPD research professionals online and free of charge.