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Innovative Therapy That Offers New Hope For Borderline Personality DisorderEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Patients coping with the chaos and misery of Borderline Personality Disorder now have reason for strong confidence in making major life changes through a new treatment, Schema Therapy. For the first time, three major outcome studies have shown that many patients with Borderline Personality Disorder can achieve full recovery across the complete range of symptoms. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychology / Psychiatry Source Type: news

Innovative Therapy That Offers New Hope For Borderline Personality DisorderEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Patients coping with the chaos and misery of Borderline Personality Disorder now have reason for strong confidence in making major life changes through a new treatment, Schema Therapy. For the first time, three major outcome studies have shown that many patients with Borderline Personality Disorder can achieve full recovery across the complete range of symptoms. (Source: Mental Health News From Medical News Today)
Source: Mental Health News From Medical News Today - November 20, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychology / Psychiatry Source Type: news

Full recovery now possible for an 'untreatable' mental illnessEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(International Society of Schema Therapy) Patients coping with the chaos and misery of Borderline Personality Disorder now have reason for strong confidence in making major life changes through a new treatment, Schema Therapy. For the first time, three major outcome studies have shown that many patients with Borderline Personality Disorder can achieve full recovery across the complete range of symptoms. In one study Schema Therapy was shown to be more than twice as effective as a widely practiced traditional treatment. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - November 19, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

So Much To Know!Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I wonder how many folks in the general population know that according to "the experts" there are currently ten different personality disorders. I have always been fascinated with the diagnostic value of "personality disorders." I wrote about them in my latest book "The PDR Guide to Pediatric and Adolescent Mental Health" (Thomson Reuters, 2009). What is fascinating about these characterological gems is that you can literally see how they lead to drug abuse and addiction. For example, Borderline Personality Disorder includes abuse/addiction as one of the defining points. Regardless of how "we professionals" may choose to ba...
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - November 16, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Harris B. Stratyner, Ph.D., CASAC Tags: Addiction Anxiety Creativity Psychiatry Relationships Stress Therapy adolescent mental health borderline personality Disorder caron treatment centers diagnostic value drug abuse drug addiction food for thought full disclosure Source Type: consumer

The stability of personality traits in individuals with borderline personality disorder.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Although stability and pervasive inflexibility are general criteria for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition (American Psychiatric Association, 1994) personality disorders (PDs), borderline PD (BPD) is characterized by instability in several domains, including interpersonal behavior, affect, and identity. The authors hypothesized that such inconsistencies notable in BPD may relate to instability at the level of the basic personality traits that are associated with this disorder. Five types of personality trait stability across 4 assessments over 6 years were compared for BPD patients (N = 130 ...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Psychology - November 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Hopwood, Christopher J.; Newman, Daniel A.; Donnellan, M. Brent; Markowitz, John C.; Grilo, Carlos M.; Sanislow, Charles A.; Ansell, Emily B.; McGlashan, Thomas H.; Skodol, Andrew E.; Shea, M. Tracie; Gunderson, John G.; Zanarini, Mary C.; Morey, Leslie C Source Type: journals

The catechol o-methyltransferase (COMT) val158met polymorphism modulates the association of serious life events (SLE) and impulsive aggression in female patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: This study analyzing a specific gene × environment interaction in female BPD patients suggests an association between SLEs and impulsive aggression, as well as a modulating effect of the COMT Val158Val genotype on the relation between SLEs and impulsive aggression. (Source: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica)
Source: Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica - November 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: S. Wagner, Ö. Baskaya, N. J. Anicker, N. Dahmen, K. Lieb, A. Tadić Source Type: journals

Borderline Personality Disorder - Facts and InformationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The experience of BPD can be distressing, not only for the person with the disorder, but for the people around them. Persons with BPD have a difficult time controlling their emotions and many times are in a state of upheaval. Childhood experiences or a brain dysfunction are potential reasons why. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 9, 2009 Category: Disability Tags: Psychological Disorders Source Type: info

Dialectical behaviour therapy for adolescents; a literature review. - Backer HS, Miller AL, van den Bosch LM.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BACKGROUND: According to several randomised controlled trials (rct's) dialectical behaviour therapy (dbt) is effective in treating adults diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (bpd) who present with self-injurious and suicidal behaviour. In recent... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - November 6, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: info

Attentional Bias in Later Stages of Emotional Information Processing in Female Adolescents with Borderline Personality DisorderEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Psychopathology 2010;43:25-32 (DOI:10.1159/000255960) (Source: Karger Publishers)
Source: Karger Publishers - November 5, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: journals

Avoidance of affect mediates the effect of invalidating childhood environments on borderline personality symptomatology in a non-clinical sampleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Clinical Psychologist - November 3, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sturrock, BonnieFrancis, AndrewCarr, Steven Source Type: journals

Veteran's Day, the Military, and BPDEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This Veteran's Day got me thinking about the unique challenges that military service (or the military service of a loved one) could present to someone with BPD. Long absences with deployment, uncertainty about living circumstances, and the stressors of the military could be very difficult for someone with BPD.On the other hand, the structure and routine of military life could provide comfort. Readers, do you have experience with BPD and the military? What issues have you faced?Veteran's Day, the Military, and BPD originally appeared on About.com Borderline Personality Disorder on Thursday, November 12th, 2009 at 21:26:18....
Source: About.com Borderline Personality Disorder - November 3, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: consumer

Borderline Personality - NIMHEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Reliable information about Borderline Personality Disorder from the National Institute of Mental Health. (Source: About.com Mental Health)
Source: About.com Mental Health - October 27, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Tags: health Source Type: consumer

Should You Disclose Your Diagnosis?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A topic that comes up quite frequently in the BPD forum is whether or not to tell other people about your BPD diagnosis. BPD is such a stigmatized condition that sometimes you may feel reluctant to tell even mental health providers that you've been diagnosed with BPD. What experiences have you had with disclosing your diagnosis? Have you ever dreaded telling someone you have BPD and then had it go better than expected when you actually told? Or, have you had experiences of rejection when you shared your diagnosis? Share your story of disclosure...Should You Disclose Your Diagnosis? originally appeared on About.com Borderl...
Source: About.com Borderline Personality Disorder - October 27, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: consumer

A comparison of life events in suicidal and nonsuicidal adolescents and young adults with major depression and borderline personality disorder. - Horesh N, Nachshoni T, Wolmer L, Toren P.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This retrospective study assessed the correlations between various types of stressful life events (SLE) and suicidal adolescents and young adults with major depressive disorder (MDD;22), borderline personality disorder (BPD;18), and nonsuicidal adolescents... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 25, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: info

Is a psychodynamic perspective relevant to the clinical management of obsessive-compulsive disorder?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can be a severe and disabling condition with considerable variability in clinical presentation, course, and treatment response. Based upon demonstrated efficacy in clinical trials, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) have become the treatments of choice for patients with OCD. By contrast, psychodynamic formulations and treatments are often considered irrelevant or contraindicated. In the present paper, the authors present five clinical cases of OCD where psychodynamic understanding and/or treatment was essential for optimizing outcom...
Source: American Journal of Psychotherapy - October 24, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Chlebowski S, Gregory RJ Tags: Am J Psychother Source Type: journals

A comparison of borderline personality disorder with and without eating disordersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study examines the degree to which an eating disorder (ED) is associated with the recurrence and severity of suicide attempts, non-suicidal self-injury, rates of co-occurring Axis I and II disorders, and psychosocial functioning among Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) outpatients. A group of 135 treatment-seeking women with BPD were assessed using structured clinical interviews. BPD was assessed using the International Personality Disorders Examination, confirmed by the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID)-II, and Axis I disorders were assessed with the SCID I. A total of 17.8% of the sample met criteri...
Source: Psychiatry Research - October 23, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Eunice Yu Chen, Milton Z. Brown, Melanie S. Harned, Marsha Marie Linehan Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Clinical Problems in Community Mental Health Care for Patients with Severe Borderline Personality Disorder.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The objective of this research was to assess the problems that professionals perceive in the community mental health care for patients with severe borderline personality disorder that do not fit into specialized therapy. A group of national experts (n = 8) participated in a four-phase Delphi-procedure to identify and prioritize the problems. A total of 36 problems reflecting five categories was found: patient-related, professional-related, interaction-related, social system-related, and mental health care-related. Problems with attachment and dependency and social issues were important patient problems while a lack of skil...
Source: Community Mental Health Journal - October 21, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Koekkoek B, van Meijel B, Schene A, Hutschemaekers G Tags: Community Ment Health J Source Type: journals

Stigma and Self-Fulfilling ProphecyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I was reading an article today on teen stereotypes and teen behavior. The main research finding in this article was that if parents believe that their teen is likely to conform to negative behaviors (e.g., teen drinking) then then their teen actually DOES engage in more negative behavior. What does this have to do with BPD? Well, it got me thinking that perhaps the same kind of self-fulfilling prophecy could happen with BPD. There is so much stigma attached to BPD, and many people expect those with BPD to "behave badly." Is it possible that knowing what others expect of you actually makes you conform to this expectation b...
Source: About.com Borderline Personality Disorder - October 20, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: consumer

Randomized Controlled Trial of Outpatient Mentalization-Based Treatment Versus Structured Clinical Management for Borderline Personality Disorder.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Structured treatments improve outcomes for individuals with borderline personality disorder. A focus on specific psychological processes brings additional benefits to structured clinical support. Mentalization-based treatment is relatively undemanding in terms of training so it may be useful for implementation into general mental health services. Further evaluations by independent research groups are now required. PMID: 19833787 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The American Journal of Psychiatry)
Source: The American Journal of Psychiatry - October 14, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Bateman A, Fonagy P Tags: Am J Psychiatry Source Type: journals

Modulatory role of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor Val66Met polymorphism on the effects of serious life events on impulsive aggression in borderline personality disorderEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this study we analysed modulating effects of BDNF Val66Met polymorphism on the effects of physical maltreatment, rape and childhood sexual abuse on impulsive aggression. One hundred and fifty-nine BPD patients from Germany and of Caucasian descent were included. Impulsive aggression was assessed by the Buss-Durkee-Hostility Inventory (BDHI). Childhood sexual abuse accounted for 23.6% of the variance of BDHI sum score. Childhood sexual abuse decreased BDHI sum score in BDNF Val/Val carriers but not in Met carriers. In contrast to previous findings this study analysing a specific gene × environment interaction in BPD pat...
Source: Genes, Brain and Behavior - October 9, 2009 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: S. Wagner, Ö. Baskaya, N. Dahmen, K. Lieb, A. Tadić Source Type: journals

Why Does Everyone Leave Me?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Difficult relationships are very common for people with borderline personality disorder (BPD). A key symptom of BPD is fear of abandonment. This symptom may cause you to need frequent reassurance that abandonment is not imminent, to go to great lengths to try to avoid abandonment, and to feel devastated when someone ends a relationship with you. But people with BPD also tend to have more unstable, chaotic relationships than others, and these relationships often end prematurely due to conflict. So, in many ways, it's a double-whammy...read more. ======================= Stay up to date: subscribe to the BPD newsletter and jo...
Source: About.com Borderline Personality Disorder - October 9, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: consumer

Unique and common mechanisms of change across cognitive and dynamic psychotherapies.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The goal of this article was to examine theoretically important mechanisms of change in psychotherapy outcome across different types of treatment. Specifically, the role of gains in self-understanding, acquisition of compensatory skills, and improvements in views of the self were examined. A pooled study database collected at the University of Pennsylvania Center for Psychotherapy Research, which includes studies conducted from 1995 to 2002 evaluating the efficacy of cognitive and psychodynamic therapies for a variety of disorders, was used. Patient samples included major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, ...
Source: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology - October 9, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gibbons, Mary Beth Connolly; Crits-Christoph, Paul; Barber, Jacques P.; Wiltsey Stirman, Shannon; Gallop, Robert; Goldstein, Lizabeth A.; Temes, Christina M.; Ring-Kurtz, Sarah Source Type: journals

Emotional, cognitive and physiological correlates of abuse-related stress in borderline and antisocial personality disorder.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Childhood abuse is an important precursor of borderline personality disorder (BPD) and antisocial personality disorder (ASPD). The current study compared the emotional reactivity to abuse-related stress of these patients on a direct and an indirect level. Changes in self-reported affect and schema modes, psychophysiology and reaction time based cognitive associations were assessed following confrontation with an abuse-related film fragment in patients with BPD (n=45), ASPD (n=21), Cluster C personality disorder (n=46) and non-patient controls (n=36). Results indicated a hyperresponsivity of BPD-patients on self-reporte...
Source: Behaviour Research and Therapy - October 7, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lobbestael J, Arntz A Tags: Behav Res Ther Source Type: journals

Dysregulated eating behaviors in borderline personality disorder: Are rejection sensitivity and emotion dysregulation linking mechanisms?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD) often engage in dysregulated eating behaviors, such as binge-eating and purging. Rejection sensitivity, or the tendency to worry about and expect rejection in most situations, may be involved in this relationship by increasing the intensity and frequency of emotion dysregulation.Using a sample which included individuals diagnosed with BPD, a structural equation model was constructed using BPD symptoms and measures of rejection sensitivity, emotion dysregulation, and dysregulated eating behaviors.The hypothesized model was supported in which BPD symptoms predicted high ...
Source: International Journal of Eating Disorders - October 5, 2009 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: Edward A. Selby, Anne C. Ward, Thomas E. Joiner Jr. Source Type: journals

Implementation of outpatient schema therapy for borderline personality disorder: study designEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
DiscussionThe study will provide an answer to the question whether ST can be effectively implemented and whether phone support by the therapist has an additional value.Trial RegistrationThe Dutch Cochrane Center, NTR(TC=1781). (Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - Latest articles - October 5, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Marjon NadortArnoud ArntzJohannes SmitJosephine Giesen-BlooMerijn EikelenboomPhilip SpinhovenThea van AsseltMichel WensingRichard van Dyck Source Type: journals

Suicidal Thoughts are More Common Than You'd ThinkEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A new study released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) found that more than 8 million Americans seriously consider suicide over the course of a year.... (Source: About.com Borderline Personality Disorder)
Source: About.com Borderline Personality Disorder - October 4, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: consumer

How mothers with borderline personality disorder relate to their year-old infants [PAPERS]Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Maternal borderline personality disorder is associated with dysregulated mother–infant communication. (Source: The British Journal of Psychiatry)
Source: The British Journal of Psychiatry - September 30, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Hobson, R. P., Patrick, M. P.H., Hobson, J. A., Crandell, L., Bronfman, E., Lyons-Ruth, K. Tags: PAPERS Source Type: journals

Borderline Personality Disorder: Go Easy on SSRIsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
By Betsy Bates. Share your thoughts and suggestions at cpnews@elsevier.com. It's been said that psychiatrists are the stepchildren of medicine, and personality disorders are the stepchildren of psychiatry. (Source: Clinical Psychiatry News)
Source: Clinical Psychiatry News - September 30, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Practical Psychopharmacology Source Type: journals

Comorbidity in adults with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSIONS: Adults with ADHD have very high rates of comorbid Axis I and II disorders, with differences found between men and women on certain comorbid disorders. PMID: 19835674 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry)
Source: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry - September 30, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Cumyn L, French L, Hechtman L Tags: Can J Psychiatry Source Type: journals

The Lack of Negative Affects as an Indicator for Identity Disturbance in Borderline Personality Disorder: A Preliminary ReportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Psychopathology 2009;42:399-404 (DOI:10.1159/000241196) (Source: Karger Publishers)
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Relationship of the Borderline Symptom List to DSM-IV Borderline Personality Disorder Criteria Assessed by Semi-Structured InterviewEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Psychopathology 2009;42:394-398 (DOI:10.1159/000241195) (Source: Karger Publishers)
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MMR jab has not raised autismEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report provides further evidence that adds to the many studies showing no link between MMR and autism. These findings will be welcomed by parents, doctors and many others who have been involved in investigating the controversial link first suggested by Dr Andrew Wakefield in 1998. Links To The Headlines Autism poll eases MMR jab concern. Daily Mirror, September 23 2009 Autism just as common in adults, so MMR jab is off the hook. The Guardian, September 23 2009 National Autistic Society comes off the fence: MMR isn't linked to autism. The Times, September 23 2009 Autism rates back MMR jab safety. BBC News, September 2...
Source: NHS News Feed - September 23, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medication Medical practice Source Type: news

Desire to survive emotional pain related to self-harm: A Norwegian hermeneutic studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study indicates that self-sacrifice appears to imply a longing for reconnection with the self and others. To preserve their self-image, the women require courage to survive the painful state of unworthiness. (Source: Nursing and Health Sciences)
Source: Nursing and Health Sciences - September 21, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Anne Lise Holm, Elisabeth Severinsson Source Type: journals

Mental Illness Awareness Week is October 4th through 10thEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Just a reminder that this week is National Mental Illness Awareness Week in the U.S. The week was established by Congress to promote awareness of the millions of Americans who have... (Source: About.com Borderline Personality Disorder)
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Borderline Personality DisorderEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Title: Borderline Personality DisorderCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 10/10/2002Last Editorial Review: 9/16/2009 (Source: MedicineNet Kids Health General)
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A Randomized Trial of Dialectical Behavior Therapy Versus General Psychiatric Management for Borderline Personality Disorder.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions These results suggest that individuals with borderline personality disorder benefited equally from dialectical behavior therapy and a well-specified treatment delivered by psychiatrists with expertise in the treatment of borderline personality disorder. PMID: 19755574 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: The American Journal of Psychiatry)
Source: The American Journal of Psychiatry - September 14, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: McMain SF, Links PS, Gnam WH, Guimond T, Cardish RJ, Korman L, Streiner DL Tags: Am J Psychiatry Source Type: journals

PBS Will Present "Minds on the Edge: Facing Mental Illness"Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In October, PBS will be presenting"Minds on the Edge: Facing Mental Illness." The program promises to be an attempt to engage citizens, policy makers, and mental health professionals in an... (Source: About.com Borderline Personality Disorder)
Source: About.com Borderline Personality Disorder - September 12, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: consumer

Reducing severe episodes of BPDEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Mentalization-based and dialectical behavioral therapies show some success in The primary treatments for borderline personality disorder are behavioral strategies, such as dialectical behavioral therapy , which University of Washington psychologist Marsha Linehan devised almost two decades ago. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - September 7, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Borderline personality disorder grows as healthcare concernEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Sufferers display mood instability, fear of abandonment, impulsive behavior, anger and suicidal or self-injurious acts. People with the disorder also may misperceive the actions of others. They have the thinnest skin, the shortest fuses and take the hardest knocks. In psychiatrists' offices, they have long been viewed as among the most challenging patients to treat. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
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Reducing severe episodes of BPDEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Mentalization-based and dialectical behavioral therapies show some success in The primary treatments for borderline personality disorder are behavioral strategies, such as dialectical behavioral therapy , which University of Washington psychologist Marsha Linehan devised almost two decades ago. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - September 7, 2009 Category: Science Source Type: news

Grounding Exercises for Self-Harm, Dissociation, or ImpulsivityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Many people with BPD suffer from self-harming behaviors, dissociation, or impulsivity, but few know that there are some simple skills that can keep these symptoms at bay. "Grounding exercises" can... (Source: About.com Borderline Personality Disorder)
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What is borderline personality disorder?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BPD traits (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
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Borderline personality disorder grows as healthcare concernEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Sufferers display mood instability, fear of abandonment, impulsive behavior, anger and suicidal or self-injurious acts. People with the disorder also may misperceive the actions of others. They have the thinnest skin, the shortest fuses and take the hardest knocks. In psychiatrists' offices, they have long been viewed as among the most challenging patients to treat. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - September 5, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

New Research Maps Brain And Gene Function In Patients With Borderline Personality DisorderEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Mount Sinai researchers have found that real-time brain imaging suggests that patients with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) are physically unable to activate neurological networks that can help regulate emotion. The findings, by Harold W. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 4, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychology / Psychiatry Source Type: news

Cascades of emotion: The emergence of borderline personality disorder from emotional and behavioral dysregulation.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Theories of borderline personality disorder (BPD) have often considered it a disorder involving both emotional and behavioral dysregulation (Linehan, 1993), yet the connection between these phenomena has been elusive. The following paper proposes the Emotional Cascade Model, a model that attempts to establish a clear relationship between emotional dysregulation and the wide array of dysregulated behaviors found in BPD. In this model, subsequent to an emotional stimulus, ruminative processes result in a positive feedback loop that increases emotional intensity, and this emotional intensity leads to ensuing behavioral dysreg...
Source: Review of General Psychology - September 1, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Selby, Edward A.; Joiner, Thomas E. Source Type: journals

Clinical assessment of affective instability: Comparing EMA indices, questionnaire reports, and retrospective recall.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study examines the discrepancy between trait questionnaire, retrospective report, and EMA measures of affective instability in psychiatric outpatients either with a borderline personality diagnosis (n = 58) or with a current episode of major depressive disorder or dysthymia (n = 42). The authors examined the agreement of 3 trait measures of affective instability—the Affective Instability subscale of the Personality Assessment Inventory–Borderline Features scale (L. C. Morey, 1991), the Affect Intensity Measure (R. J. Larsen, E. Diener, & R. Emmons, 1986), and the Affect Lability Scales (P. D. Harvey, B. R. Greenbe...
Source: Psychological Assessment - September 1, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Solhan, Marika B.; Trull, Timothy J.; Jahng, Seungmin; Wood, Phillip K. Source Type: journals

Initial construction and validation of the Pathological Narcissism Inventory.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The construct of narcissism is inconsistently defined across clinical theory, social-personality psychology, and psychiatric diagnosis. Two problems were identified that impede integration of research and clinical findings regarding narcissistic personality pathology: (a) ambiguity regarding the assessment of pathological narcissism vs. normal narcissism and (b) insufficient scope of existing narcissism measures. Four studies are presented documenting the initial derivation and validation of the Pathological Narcissism Inventory (PNI). The PNI is a 52-item self-report measure assessing 7 dimensions of pathological narcissi...
Source: Psychological Assessment - September 1, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Pincus, Aaron L.; Ansell, Emily B.; Pimentel, Claudia A.; Cain, Nicole M.; Wright, Aidan G. C.; Levy, Kenneth N. Source Type: journals

Reduced amygdala and hippocampus size in trauma-exposed women with borderline personality disorder and without posttraumatic stress disorder.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CONCLUSION: Our results demonstrate strong amygdala size reduction in trauma-exposed patients with BPD with or without PTSD, much exceeding that reported for trauma-exposed individuals without BPD. Our data suggest that BPD is associated with small amygdala size. Furthermore, evidence is increasing that amygdala and hippocampus size reduction is not only due to PTSD, but also to traumatic exposure. PMID: 19721849 [PubMed - in process] (Source: J Psychiatry Neurosc...)
Source: J Psychiatry Neurosc... - August 31, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Weniger G, Lange C, Sachsse U, Irle E Tags: J Psychiatry Neurosci Source Type: journals

A latent classification of male batterers. - Mauricio AM, Lopez FG.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Regression latent class analysis was used to identify batterer subgroups with distinct violence patterns and to examine associations between class membership and adult attachment orientations as well as antisocial and borderline personality disorders. Resu... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - August 30, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: info

Does Megan Fox Have Borderline Personality?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) doesn't get a lot of press, but it has been in the headlines this week, all because Megan Fox (star of the Transformers movies and the... (Source: About.com Borderline Personality Disorder)
Source: About.com Borderline Personality Disorder - August 29, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: consumer