Impulsivity in Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, ADHD
Investigators examined the effect of early trauma on impulsivity and the feature of impulsivity in bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, and ADHD.
Borderline Personality Disorder
Effectiveness of Inpatient Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder
The prevalence of borderline personality disorder is estimated to between 15% and 20% in inpatient settings.
Lamotrigine Similar to Placebo in Treating Borderline Personality Disorder
The authors discouraged physicians from the prescription of lamotrigine, despite the “considerable pressure” that may be created by its recommendation in certain textbooks.
Acceptance Without Judgment Helps Reduce Self-Injury in Borderline Personality Disorder
Mindfulness, an awareness of one’s present experience without labeling it as good or bad, is a fundamental skill taught in dialectical behavior therapy group skills training.
Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder May Represent the Same Disorder
Bipolar disorder and borderline personality disorder reflect alternate expressions of the same underlying disorder.
Borderline Personality Disorder: Not Just an Adult Condition
Over the past 10 years, a strong research base has been mounting supporting the concept of a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder in teens.
Borderline Personality Disorder Psychotherapy Treatments Prove Effective
Borderline personality disorder symptoms, self-harm, and suicide were effectively reduced by psychotherapy treatment.
Therapists’ Fear of Borderline Personality Disorder Persists
Many clinicians are apprehensive about the risk associated with symptoms of BPD, such as self-harm and suicidal behavior.
Psychotherapy Impacts Neural Circuits in Personality Disorder
Transference-focused psychotherapy is associated with alterations in frontolimbic circuitry in borderline personality disorder.
Stigmatizing Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder
Many clinicians believe that BPD patients are often treatment resistant and overly demanding.
