Personality Disorder Post
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Social experiment by Mariana Abramovic
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Mariana Abramovic,
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Thursday, October 17, 2013
Bipolar II vs. Borderline
I didn't really think there still was a big disagreement about these disorders being distinct in nature. But I guess those voices pop up on a regular basis. This study shows, however, that bipolar II-depression patients are more likely to have close relatives with bipolar disorder than patients with a combination of major depressive disorder and borderline personality disorder (MDD-BPD). MDD-BPD patients also had a higher frequency of co-morbid axis-1 disorders than the the bipolar II-depression patients, most significantly post-traumatic stress disorder. Ratings of anger, anxiety, paranoid ideation and somatization were also significantly higher in the MDD-BPD group and in addition to that their over all functioning was lower. This certainly is evidence supporting the disorders to be different in nature.
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bipolar,
borderline,
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psychology
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Interpreation of social situations related to personality disorder
The study was published in Child & Adolecent Psychiatry |
These results are somewhat contradictory to some theories of BPD. For example has a therapy form named Mentalization Based Therapy been used to treat individuals who suffer from BPD, but the main goal of this type of therapy is to enhance the mentalization capabilities of those with BPD based on the idea that it is lacking in those who suffer from BPD. Mentalization Based therapy has been shown to have good effect in several studies.
This study is the first to find a link between hypermentalization in teens and symptoms of BPD according to author, so it is important for its results to be replicated in order to conclude about this matter. The results, however, are beneficial in order to diagnose early symptoms of BPD in order to start treatment early by teaching the teenagers not to overestimate thoughts and feeling of others and instead to stick to facts.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Danish study finds modern psychoanalytic therapy effective in treating personality disorders
Carsten René's book on personality disorders |
Source: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121023101027.htm
Egomania – A documentary
Another documentary to be found on youtube is called Egomania. Egomania is an old word used to describe people who are obsessed with their own ego, and are today referred to as suffering from Narcissistic Personality Disorder. The documentary describes the symptoms of NPD and interviews people suffering from the disorder. Enjoy!
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antisocial,
mental-health,
personality,
psychology
“Back From the Edge” – Borderline Personality Disorder
This is a documentary about Borderline Personality disorder created by the Borderline Personality Disorder Resource Center at NewYork-Presbyterian. Several patients describe how it is to have BPD and leading specialists on the disorder are interviewed as well. A very interesting video.
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Black Swan
Black Swan Movie Poster |
The 2010 movie Black Swan is surely interesting for anyone interested in Borderline Personality Disorder. It centers around a young ballet dancer named Nina. Her character portrays a number of symptoms common in Borderline Personality Disorder such as ‘black and white’
thinking, a common characteristic in borderline personality and episodes of idealisation, devaluation and
her unstable sense of identity. The film was Oscar nominated and is rated 8,2 at IMDB.
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Black swan,
borderline,
Borderline personality disorder,
mental-health,
movie,
personality,
psychology
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