News tagged with borderline personality
Hurts so good -- neural clues to the calming effects of self-harm
The notion that cutting or burning oneself could provide relief from emotional distress is difficult to understand for most people, but it is an experience reported commonly among people who compulsively hurt themselves.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 30, 2010 |
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Is it really bipolar disorder?
A study from Rhode Island Hospital has shown that a widely-used screening tool for bipolar disorder may incorrectly indicate borderline personality disorder rather than bipolar disorder. In the article that appears online ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 25, 2010 |
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Full recovery now possible for an 'untreatable' mental illness
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 ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 19, 2009 |
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New ways to predict violent behavior?
In the future, diagnosing severe personality disorders, evaluating the childhood environment, assessing alcohol consumption and the analysis of the MAOA genotype may provide more accurate means for assessing risk among violent ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 25, 2009 |
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Treatment of personality disorders by psychotherapy: A French multicenter study
A French multicenter study headed by Jean Cottraux (Lyon) has investigated the role of psychotherapy in borderline personality disorder.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 23, 2009 |
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