End the Stigma

If there’s one thing we’re sure about when it comes to addiction – of all types – it’s that we have a tendency to resort to our addictive substance when we’re feeling more emotional than we’re comfortable with. It’s just a fact of the way addiction works that we go to it in times of [...]

Dr. Linehan has been an inspiration to many, including me, in trying to figure out how to deal with borderline personality disorder. I count myself among the fortunate few who have had an opportunity to be trained by Dr. Linehan and her “children” during my own training to be a DBT therapist. Does this revelation [...]

The American Psychological Association highlights some key findings regarding the treatment of personality disorders. Help for personality disorders: In a study comparing dialectical behavior therapy and traditional psychotherapy, women who underwent dialectical behavior therapy were more successful at reducing suicide attempts, self-mutilating and such self-damaging behaviors as gambling and substance abuse. As we’ve known for [...]