Personality Disorders
Commentary
Contradictions abound in ‘The End of Mental Illness’
Dr. Daniel G. Amen’s book made him think and reflect upon his own practice, said Dr. Samuel R. Weber.
Feature
Borderline personality disorder diagnosis: To tell or not to tell patients?
Not disclosing a diagnosis "is like you're not trusting a patient to be a reasonable adult human about this," said Dr. Amy Barnhorst.
Evidence-Based Reviews
A clinical approach to pharmacotherapy for personality disorders
Evidence is limited, but these principles and strategies can help guide prescribing.
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When should a patient’s violent thoughts trigger your action?
A good violence risk assessment can help you mitigate the potential for one of your patients to carry out harm to self or to others.
Conference Coverage
Aggression is influenced by genetic, environmental factors
"What we think is that the threshold to explode is probably regulated by various neurobiological features," said Dr. Emil F. Coccaro.
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Novel drug may lower agitation, aggression in multiple psychiatric disorders
The study “supports vafidemstat as an emerging therapeutic option to treat aggression-agitation,” said Dr. Roger Bullock.
Cases That Test Your Skills
Command hallucinations, but is it really psychosis?
Due to intense family conflicts, Ms. D, age 26, often is suicidal. She has been hospitalized >25 times, and has received varying diagnoses and...
Conference Coverage
Borderline personality disorder common in chronic pain patients
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. – “The fact that one-fourth of individuals with [chronic noncancer pain] could have co-occurring BPD underscores the need for...
From the Journals
Brain imaging offers new insight into persistent antisocial behavior
"These findings underscore prior research that really highlights that there are different types of young offenders," said coauthor Dr. Essi Viding...
Evidence-Based Reviews
Bipolar disorder or borderline personality disorder?
Understanding the clinical, psychopathological, and sociodemographic correlates is critical.
Conference Coverage
New borderline personality disorder intervention less intensive, works for most
SAN DIEGO – A relatively new treatment approach called good psychiatric management (GPM) is available for patients...