Improve Bipolar Disorder with a Mindfulness-Based Therapy (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, DBT)

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 […]

Reduce Suicide with Mindfulness

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 […]

Improve Borderline Personality Disorder with Mindfulness

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 in Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder with Mindfulness

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. […]