Info about bpd pts

[scorpio12]

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oh and coming from a nursing student perspective with mild bpd....i think most of us need to be nurtured..not reprimanded..we are like little kids in adult bodies...my therapist told me that i don't exhibit all the criteria for bpd but that i have some traits. I read that book by lineham a while back before i got into nursing school and was floating between majors. i can see how we can be the most frustrating patients ever. I also read about dbt therapy(i can't afford this therapy) so i just read about it and do it myself. I use meditation techniques and the mindfulness techniques to help with my emotionality. IT REALLY HELPS. i think that more psychiatrists should encourage meditation and yoga techniques. It is because of these things coupled with zoloft, that i am able to harness my emotions into a positive outlet rather than participate in self destructive and self loathing activities..just my opinion.🙄

 

[whopper]

I'm not talking about your situation. Doing so is a violation of professional ethics.

I agree with you. I never really got any good training on borderline PD until after I graduated residency. My wife for reasons I do not know loves treating borderlines and is a major fan of Linehan. (Of course don't mention to my wife that since she's studied DBT we haven't been fighting anywhere near as much---once a month to about once a year--wow!)

It was by learning about it through her, and finally being able to have a psychologist where I work that can utilize DBT that I started to see dramatic improvements in patients with borderline PD. I never really saw any noticeable improvement in the borderlines I saw in residency--none of whom got DBT. It was sad. An entire 1/2 portion of a heavily populated state and there's several borderlines and none of them are getting the treatment that the texts clearly state is supposed to be given. Unfortunately the same was going on in the other 1/2 of the state from what I understood (NJ).

Since I've moved to Ohio, I do see many patients getting DBT, but nowhere near enough.

I've had patients with borderline that were not treated with DBT, but instead were given psychotropic medication which caused no noticeable benefit--for years. I've ranted about it on the board before. Why are psychiatrists giving psychotropics out when the data clearly shows that DBT is superior? IMHO its because market forces and cutting corners make several of us want to give a pill for every disorder we see....when clearly in several cases that is not the answer.

I am actually very much interested in intensely studying DBT, though I'm going to hold off for at least a few weeks because of my schedule. I'm overworked right now and will be for the next few days until I graduate.

 

[Regnvejr]

oh and coming from a nursing student perspective with mild bpd....i think most of us need to be nurtured..not reprimanded..we are like little kids in adult bodies...my therapist told me that i don't exhibit all the criteria for bpd but that i have some traits. I read that book by lineham a while back before i got into nursing school and was floating between majors. i can see how we can be the most frustrating patients ever. I also read about dbt therapy(i can't afford this therapy) so i just read about it and do it myself. I use meditation techniques and the mindfulness techniques to help with my emotionality. IT REALLY HELPS. i think that more psychiatrists should encourage meditation and yoga techniques. It is because of these things coupled with zoloft, that i am able to harness my emotions into a positive outlet rather than participate in self destructive and self loathing activities..just my opinion.🙄

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