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 […]
Mindfulness Therapies May Be Cost-Effective for the Treatment of Mental Illness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “[Mindfulness] is a cost-saving alternative to treatment as usual over the trial duration from both a healthcare and a societal perspective for patients with a diagnosis of depression, anxiety or stress and adjustment disorders.” – Sanjib […]
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 […]
Improve PTSD Symptoms Related to Childhood Sexual Abuse with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “DBT-PTSD significantly reduced the women’s PTSD symptoms, including depression and anxiety. In addition, the women’s PTSD symptoms were still improving six weeks after they completed the treatment, suggesting that they may have learned skills during the study that helped […]
Decrease Suicide Ideation with Skills Learned in Dialectical Behavior Therapy By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “DBT provided me with a rubric for figuring out what was causing my anxiety, anger or sadness, and new options for how to behave in light of it. Once a week, for the last two-and-a-half years, I’ve […]
Improve Tolerance of Distress and Psychological State with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Distress Tolerance skills are used to help us cope and survive during a crisis, and helps us tolerate short term or long term pain (physical or emotional). Tolerating distress includes a mindfulness of breath and mindful awareness of situations and ourselves.” […]
Improve Borderline Personality Disorder with Dialectical Behavior Therapy Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “People with borderline personality disorder can be challenging to treat, because of the nature of the disorder. They are difficult to keep in therapy, frequently fail to respond to our therapeutic efforts and make considerable demands on the emotional resources of […]