Background
● Studies have suggested a positive relationship between mindfulness and spirituality 4
● Positive correlations were found between spiritual beliefs and mindfulness (RICH scale) in...
Background
CBT is the typical treatment for PTSD, though outcome meta-analyses suggest 33% of traumatized clients are excluded from treatment studies due to substance use,...
Introduction
● Predictors of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) response have been previously identified, such as baseline symptom severity and homework completion (Yin et al., 2022)
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Background
•According to the Emotional Cascade Model (ECM), rumination is part of a positive feedback loop which amplifies negative affect, leading to emotional and behavioral...
Background
• Mindfulness-based treatments for various psychopathologies are clinically effective and growing in prevalence of use, i.e. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) . Mindfulness in DBT...
Introduction
Nearly 50% of patients diagnosed with BPD have a comorbid substance use disorder (2,3)
Studies show mixed conclusions linking emotion regulation (4) and...
Background
PTSD and BPD are frequently comorbid disorders that are associated with a history of trauma, but their relationship is not well understood. They...
Background
High comorbidity exists between physical and mental health conditions, with especially high rates observed in those who meet criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder...
Background
● People who experience sexual trauma (ST), such as unwanted sexual contact, may also experience severe mental health struggles as a result1
● Dialectical Behavior...
Background
• Serious Mental Illness (SMI): One or more mental disorder diagnoses along with impaired functioning of daily activities, including frequency of suicidal ideation, attempts,...