Personality Disorders
Pearls
Differentiating pediatric schizotypal disorder from schizophrenia and autism
Schizotypal disorder is a complex condition that is characterized by cognitive-perceptual impairments, oddness, disorganization, and interpersonal...
Evidence-Based Reviews
Borderline personality disorder: 6 studies of psychosocial interventions
Evidence suggests benefits from several forms of psychoeducation and psychotherapy.
Cases That Test Your Skills
Depressed and awkward: Is it more than that?
Ms. P, age 21, presents to the clinic with worsening depression. Her diagnoses are treatment-resistant major depressive disorder and schizoid...
Commentary
Identifying and preventing IPV: Are clinicians doing enough?
It is incumbent upon clinicians to learn to quickly identify survivors of intimate partner violence.
From the Journals
Effective alternatives to psychotherapy for borderline personality disorder
At 12 months, there was a mean 28.91-point (23.8%) drop in interpersonal problems, reported lead author Dr. Andrew Chanen.
From the Journals
Telehealth safe, effective for a challenging psychiatric disorder
The study included 64 patients with borderline personality disorder who were treated for the first time in the Rhode Island Hospital partial...
Evidence-Based Reviews
Borderline personality disorder: 6 studies of biological interventions
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is marked by an ongoing pattern of mood instability, cognitive distortions, pro...
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Residency programs need greater focus on BPD treatment
In the last phase of his career, Dr. John G. Gunderson worked with Dr. Lois W. Choi-Kain to train clinicians on general psychiatric management.
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A new name for BPD?
The illness should be viewed as a mood dysregulation disorder, said Dr. Michael A. Cummings.
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Trust is key in treating borderline personality disorder
Patients with BPD don’t have the ability to stop the trigger that leads to their emotional storms, said Dr. John M. Oldham.
From the Journals
PUFAs a promising add-on for borderline personality disorder
Adjunctive omega-3 fatty polyunsaturated fatty acids significantly reduce overall BPD symptom severity, a meta-analysis of four RTCs shows.