Improve Refractory Depression with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness and other meditations, particularly combined with cognitive therapy, work just as well for anxiety or depression as the medications do, but they don’t have those side effects,” – Daniel Goleman Clinically diagnosed depression is the most common mental illness, affecting […]
Improve Bipolar Disorder with a Mindfulness-Based Therapy (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, DBT) By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “The skills training and treatment model of DBT is applicable to people living with a range of mental health conditions. Practicing mindfulness helps people with and without mental health conditions to improve well-being, attention to the […]
Improve the Psychological Well-Being of Sexual Minorities (LBGQ) with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “It is revolutionary for any trans person to choose to be seen and visible in a world that tells us we should not exist.” —Laverne Cox Around 43,000 people take their own lives each year in […]
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 […]
Improve Eating Disorders with Dialectical Behavior Therapy By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Dialectical behavioral therapy encourages change but also promotes acceptance. The term dialectic means that two opposite ideas can be correct at the same time. This is helpful for individuals in eating disorder treatment as most of these clients adopt an […]
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. […]
Control Binge Eating Disorder with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Psychotherapy approaches, including DBT, have been shown to be effective in helping a person with binge eating disorder overcome abnormal eating behaviors.” – Jacquelyn Ekern Around 30 million people in the United States of all ages and genders suffer from […]
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 […]