Improve Adolescent Social Behavior with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mindfulness might help reduce adolescents’ psychological distress through reducing expressive suppression of emotion experiences.” – Ying Ma Adolescence is a time of mental, physical, social, and emotional growth. It is during this time that higher levels of thinking, sometimes called […]
Improve Borderline Personality Disorder with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “DBT . . . is considered one of the best treatments for [Borderline Personality Disorder] in terms of documented success rates. . . [Borderline Personality Disorder] is effective in reducing psychiatric hospitalization, substance use, and suicidal behavior. . . self-injurious behaviors, and […]
Reduce Self-Harm and Suicidality in Adolescents with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “growing evidence supports DBT-A as a likely viable treatment intervention for adolescents who self-harm.” – Kimberly R. Freeman Around 43,000 people take their own lives each year in the US. The problem is far worse than these statistics […]
Reduce Self-Harm in Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Dialectical Behavior Therapy group skills training was associated with a reduction in non-suicidal self-injury in patients with Borderline Personality Disorder.” – Gary Rothbard Self-injury is a disturbing phenomenon occurring worldwide, especially in developed countries, such as the U.S. […]
Improve Borderline Personality Disorder with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness meditation training may help individuals with BPD be more effective in applying healthy coping skills in the midst of emotional pain. Mindfulness skills allow you to get just a little bit of space to be able to notice the emotion and be […]
Improve Borderline Personality Disorder with Dual Diagnosis with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “The pain, emotional instability and impulsive behavior of borderline personality disorder place these individuals at risk of drug or alcohol abuse.” – Foundation Recovery Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a very serious mental illness that is estimated to […]
Adolescent Characteristics that Predict Success of Mindfulness Therapy to Reduce Self-Harm and Suicidality By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “The pain of depression is quite unimaginable to those who have not suffered it, and it kills in many instances because its anguish can no longer be borne. The prevention of many suicides will […]
Brain Activity Predicts the Effectiveness of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). . . is a type of psychotherapy, sometimes called “talk therapy,” used to treat borderline personality disorder (BPD). DBT is a form of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).” – Kristalyn Salters-Pedneault Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is […]
Reduce Suicide with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “The pain of depression is quite unimaginable to those who have not suffered it, and it kills in many instances because its anguish can no longer be borne. The prevention of many suicides will continue to be hindered until there is a general awareness […]
Enhance the Effectiveness of Mindfulness Training to Treat Anxiety Disorders with Virtual Reality By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness allows us to interrupt automatic, reflexive fight, flight, or freeze reactions—reactions that can lead to anxiety, fear, foreboding, and worry.” – Bob Stahl Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the United […]