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. […]
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 […]
Reduce Self-Harming in Adolescents with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “In order to end self-harm, one needs to change one’s whole relationship with oneself, and how one sees oneself. A good starting point is with one’s thoughts. Mindfulness keeps one fully grounded in the present … in the presence of the action of the present moment. Mindfulness helps […]
By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “People who self-injure have often found themselves either the victims of abuse or otherwise powerless and helpless in the midst of terrible circumstances. Self-abuse often provides an escape from overwhelming feelings of isolation, fear, humiliation or fury. Some who self-injure explain that it gives a sense of […]
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 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 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 […]
Reduce the Risk of Suicide in Adolescents with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “results support DBT as the first well-established, empirically supported treatment for decreasing repeated suicide attempts and self-harm in youths.” — Christina Vogt Around 43,000 people take their own lives each year in the US. Someone dies from […]
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 […]