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Effective Treatment for BPD?
Question by loodlini: Effective treatment for BPD?
I was recently diagnosed as having borderline personality disorder. It’s kind of blown me out of the water a bit, but I’ve had a chance to read up about it, and I’d like to ask any fellow “sufferers” what they find are effective meds or therapy. I’m the breadwinner and can’t be out of work too long, so suggestions gratefully received.
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Answer by Jerry
Because of their upbringing, people suffering from BPD tend to see things in terms of black and white, rather than shades of grey, and often idealise, then devalue, in relationships. They also tend to have a great fear of abandonment, and sometimes go to extreme lengths to prevent it. They often become involved in alcohol and/or drug abuse, and/or high risk activities. Closely examine the http://1-800-therapist.com/ & http://www.metanoia.org/choose/ websites. Contact the local & national organisations of clinical psychologists, therapists, and/or psychiatrists, to find a therapist who uses Dialectical Behavio(u)ral Therapy, or get a good book on the subject, and give to a therapist using Cognitive Behavio(u)ral Therapy (fairly common, and probably nearby) and ask that it be incorporated into your treatment. Dialectic Behavior Therapy (DBT) http://www.priory.com/dbt.htm & http://www.behavioraltech.com/downloads/dbtFaq_Cons.pdf Some locators are via the index page, at your-mental-health.8m.com below.
Do U Think Drug Treatment Programs Work?
Question by roadrunner: do u think drug treatment programs work?
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Answer by soccergirl47546
This is solely opinion, but no, just teach them how not to get caught in the future.
Answer by boricuareina09
i believe that drug treatment programs work, however a drug addict has to WANT to change or the program will be uneffective
Vermont Senate hears challenge of opiate treatment
Young's comments came during a Senate Health and Welfare committee hearing designed to inform lawmakers about the details of substance-abuse treatment programs available in the state. Vermont Health Department statistics estimate that in 2012 about …
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Addiction treatment specialists say state funding is too low
If the temporary income tax were allowed to drop from 5 percent to 3.75 percent next year as scheduled, the Illinois Department of Public Health would lose $ 20 million in funding for its drug treatment programs. IDHS estimates it would have to …
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BUSM Researchers Find Anti-Seizure Drug May Reduce Alcohol Consumption
BUSM researchers find anti-seizure drug may reduce alcohol consumption
According to the researchers, this study provides the first evidence that alcoholism can be treated by this newly discovered mechanism that helps to regulate brain activity known as Kv7 channel modulation. "This finding is of importance because …
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Have Scientists Found The Self-Control Spot In The Brain?
But, the fact that we may have found the part of the brain that prevents us from going overboard could potentially play a huge role in the way we understand and treat not only alcoholism but also binge eating and drug abuse. (ScienceDaily). SHARE THIS …
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Alcohol and Older Adults.m4v
Alcohol and Older Adults.m4v — Discussion of the problem of alcoholism among older adults. This is a big problem that is greatly unrecognized.
Mental illness doesn't breed killers, anger does (w/video)
In the 1980s, I was working toward my degree in clinical psychology by training at a psychiatric hospital in Washington, D.C. One sweet, diminutive, elderly patient sometimes wandered the halls. She had been committed to the hospital after she stabbed …
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Illegal immigrant murdered Bristol girlfriend before having sex with her
Vivian also described how she was unable to live a normal life after the murder, and how she was unable to look after her own elderly parents. Richard Smith QC, defending, said Novarette had struggled with alcohol dependency both in Mexico and the UK, …
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Another Alcohol Rally in Alice Springs
Another alcohol rally in Alice Springs
… Tangentyere Council which provides services for town camps, appeared in an Alice Springs court on Thursday for possessing alcohol in his parents' home, which is a proscribed area under the Stronger Futures legislation, once known as The Intervention.
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New police gang intervention specialist knows firsthand about getting involved …
At Central Police Headquarters Tuesday, Gonzales talked about his experience rolling with gangs and dealing with drug and alcohol addictions during his teens and early 20s. He said he was lucky to get help before falling in too deeply. At age 23 …
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Al-Anon Can Help Wife of Alcoholic
Al-Anon can help wife of alcoholic
Dear Abby: I am a 34-year-old wife and mother of four. I'm concerned about my husband. He is 44 and drinks at home every evening after work. I don't mind him having a few cans of beer, but he drinks between six and 12 a day. He refuses to see a doctor …
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It's been a year since my ex-husband died from alcoholism
That nothing could help him. That I couldn't help him. That it's so hard to understand alcoholism. That so many people suffer from addiction every single day. That I feel guilty for walking away. That there are too many things that are sad about the …
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