Author Archives: Dr. B
BPD as a disorder of emotion regulation
I had a request for this article, so I dug it up and I thought I’d post it here. DBT as an Emotion Focused Treatment of BPD
Deep cracks, hidden damage
The Guardian reports on the continued psychological impact from the Fukushima disaster in Japan: Twenty years after the 1986 reactor explosion in Chernobyl, the World Health Organisation said psychological distress was the largest public health problem unleashed by the accident: … Continue reading
Kids and mindfulness
Jonah Lehrer, one of my favorite neuroscience writers in in the popular press writes: Children who could better regulate their impulses and attention were four times less likely to have a criminal record, three times less likely to be addicted … Continue reading
You’ve to move it move it.
My son has a birthday card he got from his grandparents. It’s one of those annoying singing birthday cards that have no audio fidelity at all but makes a 4 year-old crack up. The song is I like to move it. … Continue reading
Group 06/24/2011
Today we continued our discussion of distress tolerance skills. We reviewed the importance of practice even when not distressed to be ready for the times that we are. We also talked about the ways in which we might not even … Continue reading
Dr. Linehan talks about her own struggles.
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 … Continue reading
Depression and physical activity
A while back, I bookmarked an interesting article (pdf link) that I’ve been meaning to write about. As I haven’t had a chance to really digest the material and compose a longer entry, I thought I just get it up … Continue reading
Group 05/27/2011
After going over the homework, we spent time discussing the importance of judgement in our lives. In light of the work we’ll be doing on reducing judgement, it seemed important to make sure that we understood exactly what judgement does … Continue reading
Group 05/20/2011
In today’s group, we reviewed making wise mind choices and discussed all the factors involved in making a wise mind choice. As we discussed last week, it’s important to consider all the facts of a situation, how you feel about … Continue reading
Group 05/13/2011
Today in group we discussed the core mindfulness skills. We went over the pros and cons of each state of mind – Reason mind, Emotion mind, Body mind – and how they can be used to help make Wise Mind … Continue reading