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Dispelling the Myths Surrounding Borderline Personality Disorder

Social Work Blog

Nicole Roder, LCSW-C Research shows that about 20 percent of all patients admitted to psychiatric hospitals meet criteria for BPD, as well as 10 percent of people seeking outpatient mental health treatment. They might feel intense sadness, fear, shame, or anger and engage in disruptive behaviors like self harm or isolation.

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Dispelling the Myths Surrounding Borderline Personality Disorder

Social Work Blog

Nicole Roder, LCSW-C Research shows that about 20 percent of all patients admitted to psychiatric hospitals meet criteria for BPD, as well as 10 percent of people seeking outpatient mental health treatment. They might feel intense sadness, fear, shame, or anger and engage in disruptive behaviors like self harm or isolation.

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Am I Going Through a Nervous Breakdown?

Beautiful Voyager

They may engage in certain avoidance behaviors like: Withdrawing from family, friends, and co-workers Isolating themselves or hiding "away from the world" Avoiding family time or social functions or engagements Avoiding work or school by saying they're ill What Causes a Nervous Breakdown?

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CBT for Kids: How You Can Improve the Mental Health of Younger Clients

Relias

As some therapists are reluctant to use CBT because it can be seen as manualized (following predetermined guidelines) and boring, we’ll guide you through what you need to know to get buy-in from your staff, including: what CBT is, why it’s so important when working with younger clients, and how to begin using at your organization.

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‘Why we’re providing therapy for parents in pre-proceedings’

Community Care

Even more surprisingly, “matching the model of treatment to a psychiatric diagnosis has an insignificant impact” (Sami Timimi, cited in Johnson and Boyle, 2018). We learned along the way about which parents were ready and which were not, and how to create the conditions that facilitated participation. It will also save money.

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Member Voices: Intergenerational Gaffes or What Goes Around Comes Around?

Social Work Blog

So, how does a therapist lower defenses and promote open dialogue? Smith, he is seen by others as engaging and funny. Lorrie has practiced in a variety of settings including private practice, non-profit, inpatient psychiatric, military behavioral health, schools, corporations, and human service agencies. We’ve all been there!

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Why Did It Take Me So Long To Accept My Mental Health Medication?

Beautiful Voyager

Even though I chose to engage in these projects, they fueled me with a mix of excitement, joy, stress and increased anxiety. The fear of no longer feeling like myself Change in personality is a very common fear of people hesitating to get on a psychiatric medication. You will see that they can be much more than “ just” meds.