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 		Love Dandelions is a DBT Skill
Dialectical Behavior Therapy teaches clients skills to use in life through the use of metaphors. "Love Dandelions" is a useful DBT emotional regulation skill.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training
DBT skills training covers four areas: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation and interpersonal effectiveness. The skills can be useful to any individual.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Defined
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) has been a very effective therapy in treating BPD. But what exactly is DBT?
What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy?
Everyone is affected by dialectics. The lessons of Dialectical Behavior Therapy can help many people, not just those with Borderline Personality Disorder.
Causes of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
It is believed that biology and patterns of interaction in families combine to cause Borderline Personality Disorder. Marsha Linehan's DBT success seems to confirm this.
Do I Have Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)?
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) explains the symptoms required to be diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder.
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 		Treatment of BPD
Borderline Personality Disorder is a complex disorder, making treatment a complex process. This article highlights this process step by step.
Steps Involved in a BPD Diagnosis
Borderline Personality Disorder is a complex disorder, and an incredibly complex disorder to diagnose. This article takes you step by step through the process.
Examining Cluster B Personalities (BPD)
This article is part two in a series examining the clinical presentation of the Cluster B personality disorders with a focus on Borderline Personality Disorder.
Self-Injury in Borderline Personality Disorder
Self-injury is a symptom of borderline personality disorder (BPD). By waiting for the impulse to pass, or doing something healthy, it's possible to stop self-mutilation.
What Causes Self-Mutilating Behaviour?
Self-mutilation. These words can make most people flinch. But a select few find solace in this behaviour pattern, albeit temporary.
What is Borderline Personality Disorder?
Borderline Personality Disorder is often diagnosed in tandem with other conditions like Bipolar Disorder. But there are only observations and some symptoms to define it.
Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder
An initial diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) can be both frightening and isolating. However, understanding the condition in more depth can really help.
Stop Walking on Eggshells Book Review
Paul T. Mason and Randi Kreger have put together a book specifically for family members and friends of people with borderline personality disorder.
Borderline Personality Disorder Resources Online
People with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and their caregivers will find informative articles, recommended reading and support forums all available online.
New Borderline PD Research 10-07
Here are summaries and Quick Links to the latest 2007 studies on Borderline Personality Disorder.
Borderline Personality Disorder Brain Metabolism
A study recently appearing in the May 2007 issue of Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience reviews what we know about brain physiology of BPD patients.
Borderline Personality Disorder Brain Anatomy
A study recently appearing in the May 2007 issue of Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience reviews what we know about brain structure of BPD patients.
Time Heals Borderline PD Symptoms
A study recently appearing in The American Journal of Psychology reveals that many Borderline PD traits decline with age.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy DBT
DBT is a therapeutic approach, designed by Marsha M. Linehan, Ph.D., specifically for chronically suicidal borderline patients.
Transference-Focused Psychotherapy
TFP, or Transference Focused Psychotherapy, is a therapeutic approach designed specifically for those with borderline personalities.
Effective Therapies for Borderline Disorder
Historically, diagnosis and treatment of BPD has been difficult, but there are now therapies designed specifically for Borderline Personality Disorder.
Borderline Personality Treatment
Research published in a recent issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry compares the efficacy of three types of therapy for treating Borderline Disorder.
Borderline Personality Disorder
Those with BPD have difficulty regulating their emotions and can be very self-destructive. But there is promising treatment for those suffering from this disorder.
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