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Home » personality disorders

Articles Tagged with ''personality disorders''

Clinical Update

How to Diagnose Borderline Personality Disorder

January 1, 2025
Jason Mallo, DO
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
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C. Jason Mallo, DO. Division Medical Director, Maine Medical Center Department of Psychiatry, Adult Outpatient Psychiatry. Assistant Clinical Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine.

Dr. Mallo has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

We show you how to ask about borderline criteria and how to convey the diagnosis to the patient.


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CLINICAL UPDATE

The Psychotherapy of Avoidant Personalities: A Basic Overview

July 11, 2024
Mark L. Ruffalo, MSW, DPsa
From The Carlat Psychotherapy Report
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Mark L. Ruffalo, MSW, DPsa. Editor in Chief, The Carlat Psychotherapy Report, psychotherapist in private practice in Tampa, Florida, and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine and Adjunct Instructor of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine. He has broad clinical experience in the psychoanalytic treatment of mood, personality, and psychosomatic disorders, and has particular interest in the psychotherapy of schizophrenia and borderline personality disorder.

Dr. Ruffalo has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

The characteristics, differential diagnosis, theoretical considerations, and treatment approaches for avoidant personality disorder (AvPD), including insights into its prevalence and cultural considerations.


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2024 Evidence for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (for Social Workers)

2024 Evidence for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (for Social Workers)
April 10, 2024
Mark L. Ruffalo, MSW, DPsa, Jonathan Shedler, PhD, and Geneva Valeska
From The Carlat Psychotherapy Report
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This course covers the diagnosis and treatment of personality disorders. Personality disorders represent a complex and often misunderstood category within the field of mental health. These conditions, characterized by enduring patterns of cognition, emotion, and behavior, can significantly impact an individual's life, relationships, and overall well-being. Understanding personality disorders is crucial for mental health professionals.


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2024 Diagnosis and Treatment of Personality Disorders (For Social Workers)

April 10, 2024
Mark L. Ruffalo, MSW, DPsa, Frank Yeomans, MD, PhD, Dan H. Buie, MD, and Marcia Zuckerman, MD
From The Carlat Psychotherapy Report
Issue Links: Editorial Information

This course covers the diagnosis and treatment of personality disorders. Personality disorders represent a complex and often misunderstood category within the field of mental health. These conditions, characterized by enduring patterns of cognition, emotion, and behavior, can significantly impact an individual's life, relationships, and overall well-being. Understanding personality disorders is crucial for mental health professionals.


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CARLAT WEBINAR

How to Diagnose Borderline Personality Disorder

January 22, 2024
Jason Mallo, DO

0.50 CME Credits. You do not need to be an expert in borderline personality to help your patients. Dr. Mallo will introduce tactics that can be applied in different treatment settings.


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EXPERT Q&A

Navigating Narcissistic Personality Disorder

December 4, 2023
Frank Yeomans, MD, PhD
From The Carlat Psychotherapy Report
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Frank Yeomans, MD, PhD. Adjunct Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Psychiatrist in private practice.

Dr. Yeomans has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Dr. Yeomans discusses the distinctions between healthy self-regard and the defensive nature of pathological narcissism, as well as potential treatment approaches for individuals with NPD.


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CLINICAL UPDATE

Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder: A Closer Look at Psychodynamic Approaches

September 28, 2023
Mark L. Ruffalo, MSW, DPsa
From The Carlat Psychotherapy Report
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Mark L. Ruffalo, MSW, DPsa
Editor in Chief, The Carlat Psychotherapy Report. Psychotherapist in private practice in Tampa, Florida. Instructor of Psychiatry at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine and Adjunct Instructor of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine.

Dr. Ruffalo has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Psychodynamic psychotherapy, including transference-focused psychotherapy, offers a valuable approach to understanding and treating borderline personality disorder, backed by strong evidence, making it a significant treatment option.


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CLINICAL UPDATE

Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures

January 2, 2023
Susie Morris, MD.
From The Carlat Hospital Psychiatry Report
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Susie Morris, MD, MA. Assistant professor of psychiatry and forensic psychiatrist, UCLA. Los Angeles, CA.

Dr. Morris has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Your patient experiences frequent episodes of falling to the floor and shaking for several minutes, but extensive neurologic work-ups find no evidence of epilepsy. Might your patient have psychogenic nonepileptic seizures? Several clues will help you distinguish these from epileptic seizures. We review the evaluation and management of this challenging condition.
 


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RESEARCH UPDATE

DBT Skills May Reduce Polypharmacy in Borderline Personality Disorder

January 1, 2023
Simon M. Dosovitz, MD
From The Carlat Psychiatry Report
Issue Links: Learning Objectives | Editorial Information | PDF of Issue

Simon M. Dosovitz, MD. Dr. Dosovitz has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

This real-world study finds that patients with BPD are able to trade pills for skills, with substantial reductions in a controversial class of medications.


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Addiction and Borderline Personality Disorder

July 1, 2022
Ashley Pierson, PhD
From The Carlat Addiction Treatment Report
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Ashley Pierson, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and acting director of DBT services, General Adult Intensive Outpatient Program, Yale University, New Haven, CT.

Dr. Pierson, expert for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Borderline personality disorder is highly comorbid with substance use disorders for reasons that are described by Dr. Pierson. She also reviews some basics of dialectical behavioral therapy, the gold standard treatment for borderline personality disorder, and shows us how therapeutic principles can be applied the treatment of addiction.


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