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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Overview of Evidence-Based Assessment and Treatment

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Overview of Evidence-Based Assessment and Treatment

J Clin Med. 2016 Nov; 5(11): 105. Published online 2016 Nov 22. doi: 10.3390/jcm5110105 PMCID: PMC5126802 PMID: 27879650 Cynthia L. Lancaster,1,2 Jenni B. Teeters,1,2 Daniel F. Gros,1,2 and Sudie E. Back1,2,* Frances Kay Lambkin, Academic Editor and Emma Barrett, Academic Editor Abstract Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a chronic psychological disorder that can develop after exposure to a traumatic event. This review summarizes the literature on the epidemiology, assessment, and treatment of PTSD. We provide a review of the characteristics of…

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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Overview of Evidence-Based Assessment and Treatment

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Overview of Evidence-Based Assessment and Treatment

J Clin Med. 2016 Nov; 5(11): 105. Published online 2016 Nov 22. doi: 10.3390/jcm5110105 PMCID: PMC5126802 PMID: 27879650 Cynthia L. Lancaster,1,2 Jenni B. Teeters,1,2 Daniel F. Gros,1,2 and Sudie E. Back1,2,* Frances Kay Lambkin, Academic Editor and Emma Barrett, Academic Editor Author information Article notes Copyright and License information Disclaimer This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Abstract Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a chronic psychological disorder that can develop after exposure to a traumatic event. This review…

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Schema therapy for borderline personality disorder: A qualitative study of patients’ perceptions

Schema therapy for borderline personality disorder: A qualitative study of patients’ perceptions

RESEARCH ARTICLE Yeow May Tan 1☯*, Christopher W. Lee1,2☯, Lynn E. Averbeck3‡, Odette Brand-de Wilde4‡, Joan Farrell5‡, Eva Fassbinder6‡, Gitta A. Jacob7‡, Desiree Martius8‡, Sophie Wastiaux8‡, Gerhard Zarbock9‡, Arnoud Arntz8☯ 1 Department of Psychology and Exercise Science, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia, 2 Department of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, 3 Institute of Psychology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, 4 De Viersprong, Netherlands Institute of Personality Disorders, Halsteren, The Netherlands, 5 Department of Psychology, Indiana University-Purdue…

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What Works in the Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder

What Works in the Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder

Curr Behav Neurosci Rep. 2017; 4(1): 21–30. Published online 2017 Feb 3. doi:  10.1007/s40473-017-0103-z PMCID: PMC5340835 PMID: 28331780 Lois W. Choi-Kain,1 Ellen F. Finch,1 Sara R. Masland,1 James A. Jenkins,2 and Brandon T. Unruh1 Author information ► Copyright and License information ► Disclaimer This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Abstract Purpose of the Review This review summarizes advances in treatments for adults with borderline personality disorder (BPD) in the last 5 years. Recent Findings Evidence-based advances in…

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Reaching the Covert, Fragile Side of Patients: The Case of Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Reaching the Covert, Fragile Side of Patients: The Case of Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Giuseppe Nicolò, Antonino Carcione, Antonio Semerari, and Giancarlo Dimaggio Terzo Centro di Psicoterapia Cognitiva-Training School of Cognitive Psychotherapy, Rome   A multifaceted self allows selection of those sides that are most suited to a situation and an interpersonal context, thus improving adaptation. Patients suffering from personality disorders display a limited range of self-aspects, and their relationships are stereotyped and maladaptive. Another problem is that some of these sides scarcely reach consciousness and usually remain in the background. In the case…

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Integrative treatment of Personality Disorder. Part I: Psychotherapy

Integrative treatment of Personality Disorder. Part I: Psychotherapy

Psychiatria Danubina, 2017; Vol. 29, No. 1, pp 2-13                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Review © Medicinska naklada – Zagreb, Croatia   Mirjana Divac Jovanovic1 & Dragan Svrakic2 1Department of Psychology, Faculty of Media and Communications, Belgrade, Serbia 2Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, St Louis, USA   received: 24.01.2017;                      revised: 15.02.2017;                       accepted: 22.02.2017   SUMMARY In this paper, we outline the concept of integrative therapy of borderline personality, also referred to as fragmented personality, which we consider to be…

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Avoidant Personality Disorder: a Current Review

Avoidant Personality Disorder: a Current Review

  See discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/292677679   Article in Current Psychiatry Reports · March 2016 DOI: 10.1007/s11920-016-0665-6 CITATIONS 9 READS 3,654   4 authors: Anna Weinbrecht Freie Universität Berlin 25 PUBLICATIONS 70 CITATIONS Lars Schulze Freie Universität Berlin 27 PUBLICATIONS 1,128 CITATIONS Johanna Boettcher Freie Universität Berlin 21 PUBLICATIONS 636 CITATIONS Babette Renneberg Freie Universität Berlin 133 PUBLICATIONS 1,893 CITATIONS   Some of the authors of this publication are also working on these related…

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Avoidant personality disorder: current insights

Avoidant personality disorder: current insights

Lisa Lampe1 and Gin S Malhi2 Author information ► Copyright and License information ► Disclaimer   Abstract Avoidant personality disorder (AVPD) is a relatively common disorder that is associated with significant distress, impairment, and disability. It is a chronic disorder with an early age at onset and a lifelong impact. Yet it is underrecognized and poorly studied. Little is known regarding the most effective treatment. The impetus for research into this condition has waxed and waned, possibly due to concerns…

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