Personality problems are considerably associated with somatic morbidity and health care utilisation
European Psychiatry, 11/06/2009
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Olsson I et al. – In the population based study, personality problems in young adults based on DSM–IV personality disorder criteria were associated with increased occurrence of somatic ... morbidity and primary health care utilisation. The relevance for GP to take personality problems into account during consultations is underlined and a method for doing so is suggested.
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Borderline personality disorder: STEPPS is practical, evidence-based, easier to use
Current Psychiatry, 10/06/2009
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Black DW et al. – Systems Training for Emotional Predictability and Problem Solving (STEPPS) is founded on the successes of better known psychoeducational models but is easier for practicing psychiatrists to ... mental health,other psychiatry,personality disorders,psychiatry
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How mothers with borderline personality disorder relate to their year-old infants
British Journal of Psychiatry, 10/05/2009
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Hobson RP et al. – As predicted, a higher proportion (85%) of women with borderline personality disorder than women in the comparison groups showed disrupted affective communication with their infants. They ... prevalence of frightened/disoriented behaviour. Maternal borderline personality disorder is associated with dysregulated mother–infant communication.
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Association Between Type D Personality, Depression, and Oxidative Stress in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure
Psychosomatic Medicine, 10/21/2009
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Kupper N et al. – CHF patients with Type D personality are characterized by an increased oxidative stress burden, apparent in the decreased antioxidant levels and an increased ... failure,mental health,mood disorders,neuropsych sciences,other psychiatry,personality disorders,psychiatry
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Addictive Personality and Problematic Mobile Phone Use
CyberPsychology & Behavior, 10/12/2009
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Takao M et al. – The findings suggest that the measurements of these addictive personality traits would be helpful in the screening and intervention of potential problematic users of mobile phones.
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Personality and emotional response in schizophrenics with persistent auditory hallucination
European Psychiatry, 11/06/2009
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Lung FW et al. – The model helped us understand the relationship between personality, cognition and affective symptoms, such that, when therapists decide what "trait" to change, they can determine at ... which point to intervene.
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Positron Emission Tomography Measures of Endogenous Opioid Neurotransmission and Impulsiveness Traits in Humans
Archives of General Psychiatry, 10/09/2009
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ndash;receptor system predict personality traits that confer vulnerability to or resiliency against risky behaviors such as the predisposition to develop substance use disorders. These personality traits are also implicated in psychopathological states (eg, personality disorders) in which variations ... neurotransmitter system also may play a role.
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Borderline Personality or Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder? An Update on the Controversy
Harvard Review of Psychiatry, 10/30/2009
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Lewis KL et al. – The conceptual and theoretical problems for the reformulations are discussed, with particular reference to discrepancies in theoretical orientation, confusion of risk with ... different foci of interventions for borderline personality disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder.
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Randomized Controlled Trial of Outpatient Mentalization-Based Treatment Versus Structured Clinical Management for Borderline Personality Disorder
American Journal of Psychiatry, 10/26/2009
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Bateman A et al. – Structured treatments improve outcomes for individuals with borderline personality disorder. A focus on specific psychological processes brings additional benefits to ... undemanding in terms of training so it may be useful for implementation into general mental health services. Further evaluations by independent research groups are now required.
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"Personality disorder" and capacity to make treatment decisions
Journal of Medical Ethics, 10/27/2009
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Szmukler G – Whether treatment decision–making capacity can be meaningfully applied to patients with a diagnosis of "personality disorder" is examined. Patients presenting to a psychiatric emergency clinic with threats of ... are considered, two having been assessed and reviewed in detail. It was found that capacity can be meaningfully assessed in such patients, although the process is more complex than in patients with diagnoses of a more conventional kind.
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