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Articles related to "Borderline"
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 • borderline pd brain • borderline personality brain • borderline personality brain metabolism • borderline personality metabolism
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. borderline personality disorder • bpd research • borderline personality disorder brain • borderline personality brain • borderline personality disorder neuroanatomy
New Borderline PD Research 10-07 Here are summaries and Quick Links to the latest 2007 studies on Borderline Personality Disorder. borderline personality disorder • borderline pd research • bpd studies • borderline pd information • new bpd research
Time Heals Borderline PD Symptoms A study recently appearing in The American Journal of Psychology reveals that many Borderline PD traits decline with age. borderline pd symptoms • bpd research • borderline personality disorder studies • bpd study • bpd symptoms improve
Borderline Personality The main dynamic in the Borderline Personality Disorder is abandonment anxiety. narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Personality Disorder Research 10 - 2007 Here are quick links to the studies that were reviewed at Suite101 PD during the month of October 2007. research personality disorders • studies of personality disorder • pd studies • cluster b personality disorder research • personality disorder links
Personality Disorder Research 9-07 Here are quick links to the studies that were reviewed at Suite101 PD during the month of Sept 2007. personality disorder research • new pd studies • pd studies september 2007 • pd research links • new pd research findings
Cluster B Disorders Cluster B (the Dramatic, Emotional, or Erratic Cluster) is comprised of the Antisocial, Borderline, Histrionic, and Narcissistic Personality Disorders. narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Psychopathy & Domestic Violence Are individuals who have psychopathic traits more likely to be domestic abusers, are they a different type of abuser, and how might all this impact treatment? psychopathy • domestic violence mental health • physical abuse psychology • antisocial personality disorder • domestic violence abuse
Your Abuser in Therapy Your abuser "agrees" (is forced) to attend therapy. But are the sessions worth the effort? What is the success rate of various treatment modalities in modifying the abuser's conduct, let alone in "healing" or "curing" him? Is psychotherapy the panacea it is often made out to be - or a nostrum, as many victims of abuse claim? And why is it applied only after the fact - and not as a preventive measure? narcissism • narcissistic personality disorder • psychopathology • therapy • relationships
Mental Disorders and Crime: Personality Disorders An examination of the relationships between personality disorders and criminal behavior/violence. criminal behavior • crime • violence • paranoid personality disorder • antisocial personality disorder
Medication, Personality & Suicide What do we know about the effectiveness of drug therapies used in the treatment PD suicidal behavior? Dr. Robert Cardish sums it up. personality disorder suicide • personality disorder depression • borderline pd self-destruction • pd suicidal behavior • personality disorder medication
Alphabetical Index Personality Disorders Topic alphabetical index to the articles and blogs - click on the links! narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Avoidant Personality People suffering from the Avoidant Personality Disorder feel inadequate, unworthy, inferior, and lacking in self-confidence. schizoid • avoidant • asperger's syndrome • shy • social phobia
Axes of Disorders The DSM uses five axes to analyze, classify, and describe these data. The patient (or subject) presents himself to a mental health diagnostician, is evaluated, tests are narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Brain and Personality The brain-injured may acquire traits and behaviors typical of certain personality disorders. brain • brain trauma • narcissism • personality • narcissistic
Codependence There is great confusion regarding the terms co-dependent, counter-dependent, and dependent. codependence • codependent • counterdependent • counterdependence • narcissism
Common PD Features Most personality disorders share a set of symptoms (as reported by the patient) and signs (as observed by the mental health practitioner). narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Compulsive Personality Obsessive-Compulsives are constantly drawing up and dreaming up lists, rules, orders, rituals, and organizational schemes. compulsive • obsessive • narcissism • personality • narcissistic
Conduct Disorder Many underage muggers, extortionists, purse-snatchers, rapists, robbers, shoplifters, burglars, arsonists, vandals, and animal torturers have Conduct Disorder. narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Dependent Personality Dependents never disagree with meaningful others or criticizes them. They are afraid to lose their support and emotional nurturance. codependence • codependent • counterdependent • counterdependence • narcissism
Depressive Personality The Depressive has pervasive and continuous depressive cognitions (thoughts) and behaviors. narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Duane Dobbert Personality Disorders Deceptively thin, but bursting with information, Dr. Duane Dobbert's new book is a winner as a brief but comprehensive reference. book review understanding personality disorders • understanding personality disorders an introductio • duane dobbert • paranoid pd • schizoid pd
Eclectic Psychotherapy Mental health practitioners freely borrow tools and techniques from a myriad therapeutic systems. narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Histrionic PD Most patients with the Histrionic Personality Disorder are women. This immediately raises the question: Is this a real mental health disorder or a culture-bound syndrome narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Masochistic Personality The masochist has been taught from an early age to hate herself and consider herself unworthy of love and worthless as a person. narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Narcissism and Psychopathy Can a person be a little psychopathic, and if so, why isn't this considered narcissism rather than psychopathy? What's the distinction? malignant narcissism • psychopathy sociopathy antisocial personality • diagnose psychopathic behavior • extreme pathological narcissism • cluster b mental disorders
Narcissist vs. Psychopath We all heard the terms "psychopath" or "sociopath". It is hard to distinguish narcissists from psychopaths. narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Negativistic Personality Some people are perennial pessimists and have "negative energy" and negativistic attitudes. passive-aggressive • negativistic • narcissism • personality • narcissistic
NOS Personality The NOS diagnosis is a laundry list of all personality-related dysfunctions, signs, symptoms, and complaints that do not fit a specific personality disorder. compulsive • obsessive • narcissism • personality • narcissistic
Npd - Prevalence, Comorbidity According to the DSM IV-TR, Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is diagnosed in between 2% and 16% of the population in clinical settings (between 0.5-1% of the gener narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
NPD Clinical Features Perhaps the most immediately evident trait of patients with Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is their vulnerability to criticism and disagreement. narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Npd Diagnostic Criteria The Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is not a new psychological construct. In previous centuries it was called "egotism" or "megalomania". It is an extreme form of narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Paranoid Personality The paranoid's world is hostile, arbitrary, malicious, and unpredictable. narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Personality Psychotherapy Most therapists now adhere to three modern methods: Brief Therapies, the Common Factors approach, and Eclectic techniques. narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Sadistic Personality The Sadistic Personality disorder is characterized by a pattern of gratuitous cruelty, aggression, and demeaning behaviors. narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Schizoid Personality Schizoids enjoy nothing and seemingly never experience pleasure. schizoid • avoidant • asperger's syndrome • shy • social phobia
Schizotypal Personality Do you believe in UFOs and alien abductions? You may be suffering from the Schizotypal Personality Disorder. schizotypal • narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder
The Psychopath Antisocial The psychopath has antisocial traits coupled with and enhanced by callousness, ruthlessness, extreme lack of empathy, deficient impulse control, deceitfulness, narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
What is Personality? Our personality is who we truly are, that which makes us unique, our vertiable charcater, traits, qualities, and shortcomings. narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Obsessive Personality of a Stalker A recent study compared coeds' assessment of personality traits of those they perceived as stalkers and of partners in a 'normal' relationship. personality of stalker • stalking personality traits • stalking behavior • stalking violence • harassment research
Avoiding Your Paranoid Ex The paranoid's conduct is unpredictable and there is no "typical scenario". But experience shows that you can minimise the danger to yourself and to your household by taking some basic steps. narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Coping with Various Types of Stalkers Clearly, coping techniques suited to one type of stalker may backfire or prove to be futile with another. The only denominator common to all bullying stalkers is their pent-up rage. The stalker is angry at his or her targets and hates them. He perceives his victims as unnecessarily and churlishly frustrating. The aim of stalking is to "educate" the victim and to punish her. narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Coping with Your Stalker Abuse by proxy continues long after the relationship is officially over (at least as far as you are concerned). The majority of abusers get the message, however belatedly and reluctantly. Others – more vindictive and obsessed – continue to haunt their ex-spouses for years to come. These are the stalkers. narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Diabetes: What You Should Know According to the Canadian Diabetes Association, more than two million Canadians suffer from diabetes. Thousands of others have not been diagnosed. diabetes • diabetic • blood sugar • glucose • canadian diabetes association
How to Cope with Your Paranoid Ex Abuse is a criminal offense and, by definition, abusers are criminals: they lack empathy and compassion, have deficient social skills, disregard laws, norms, contracts, and morals. You can't negotiate with your abusive ex and you can't strike a bargain with him. You can't reform, cure, or recondition him. He is a threat to you, to your property, and to your dear ones. Treat him as such. The most dangerous class of abusers is the paranoid-delusional. narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Statistics of Abuse and Stalking Contrary to common opinion, there has been a marked decline in domestic violence in the last decade. Moreover, rates of domestic violence and intimate partner abuse in various societies and cultures - vary widely. It is, therefore, safe to conclude that abusive conduct is not inevitable and is only loosely connected to the prevalence of mental illness (which is stable across ethnic, social, cultural, national, and economic barriers). narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd |
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