Tag: Recovery
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BPD Awareness Month 2022 – Mentalisation Based Treatment
Dr Alyson Lee, Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist and a past Chair of the CPsychI Personality Disorder Special Interest Group, provides information on Mentalisation-Based Treatment (MBT), an evidence based model of psychotherapy that is effective in the treatment of borderline personality disorder as well as other mental disorders. This article is part of our information series…
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Borderline Personality Disorder: A Lived Experience Perspective
In this honest and open account, Grainne* gives a first person look into her experiences of being diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder and her road to recovery and living well, through treatment and support from her mental health team, friends and family. This article is part of our information series marking Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness…
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BPD Awareness Month 2022 – Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
Dr Navroop Johnson, Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist and member of the CPsychI Personality Disorder Special Interest Group, gives a clinical overview of the models and theories of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), one of the most effective and common treatments for Personality Disorders. This article is part of our information series marking Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness…
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BPD Awareness Month 2022 – Treating Borderline Personality Disorder
Dr Paul Matthews, Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist and Chair of the CPsychI Personality Disorder Special Interest Group, outlines the most effective and evidence-based treatments for Borderline Personality Disorder. This article is part of our information series marking Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month this May. You can read more in the series below this post and…
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BPD Awareness Month 2022 – What is Borderline Personality Disorder?
As part of our information series marking Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month 2022, Dr Paul Matthews, Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist and Chair of the CPsychI Personality Disorders Special Interest Group, provides an overview of what we mean when we discuss this often-misunderstood diagnosis. While public awareness of mental illness keeps growing, and the stigma around…
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Addressing 6 Myths About Personality Disorders
As part of our information series marking Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month 2022, Dr Molly Bredin, HST trainee and Vice-Chair of the CPsychI Personality Disorders Special Interest Group, addresses common myths surrounding personality disorder. Public discussion and media depictions of personality disorders have been increasing over the last number of years, and while increased recognition…
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Fact or Fiction: 8 Common Myths Around Eating Disorders
In marking Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2021, we address some of the myths that exist in the public domain surrounding these serious mental disorders. Awareness of eating disorders has been increasingly evident in media coverage over the past few years, with many women and men coming forward to share their lived experiences with a range…
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Fact or Fiction: 8 Common Myths Around Eating Disorders
In marking Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2020, it is important to tackle some of the myths that exist in the public domain surrounding these serious mental disorders. Awareness of eating disorders has been increasingly evident in media coverage, with women and men in the public eye sharing lived experiences with a range of eating disorders.…
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Why it’s not always ‘good to talk’…
Psychotherapist Stella O’Malley believes we need a “new wave of authentic and appropriate mental health discussions”. This article was published in the Life, Health and Wellbeing section of the Irish Independent on 15/04/2019 So what are we doing wrong? Why is it that we are becoming more anxious and stressed than ever – before despite…
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“Massive Rise in Prescribing” New Prescription Nation Series by RTÉ Investigates
The new Prescription Nation series, looks into prescription drug use in Ireland, by Con Corrigan with RTÉ Investigates. RTÉ Investigates has found that there has been a significant increase in prescribing rates for antidepressants for people on the public drug schemes. Con Corrigan, of RTÉ Investigates, spoke on Morning Ireland to share his research. The three…