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Finch, Ellen F.; Brickell, Claire M.; Choi-Kain, Lois W. – Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 2019
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a prevalent psychiatric illness that often first presents at college. If left untreated, BPD can lead to severe disability or fatality. While multiple evidence-based treatments for BPD exist, most are resource intensive and, therefore, difficult to implement at the typical college mental health center.…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Personality Problems, Intervention, School Health Services
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Wlodarczyk, Julian; Lawn, Sharon – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2017
Victimisation is a traumatic experience linked to development of Borderline personality disorder (BPD). However, there is limited research investigating the developmental journey prior to BPD diagnosis. School environments offer an opportunity for BPD prevention and early intervention. A survey with 19 Australian family carers of people with BPD…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Peer Relationship, Victims, Foreign Countries
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Sharp, Carla; Pane, Heather; Ha, Carolyn; Venta, Amanda; Patel, Amee B.; Sturek, Jennifer; Fonagy, Peter – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2011
Objective: Dysfunctions in both emotion regulation and social cognition (understanding behavior in mental state terms, theory of mind or mentalizing) have been proposed as explanations for disturbances of interpersonal behavior in borderline personality disorder (BPD). This study aimed to examine mentalizing in adolescents with emerging BPD from a…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Personality Problems, Psychopathology, Social Cognition
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Pincus, Aaron L.; Ansell, Emily B.; Pimentel, Claudia A.; Cain, Nicole M.; Wright, Aidan G. C.; Levy, Kenneth N. – Psychological Assessment, 2009
The construct of narcissism is inconsistently defined across clinical theory, social-personality psychology, and psychiatric diagnosis. Two problems were identified that impede integration of research and clinical findings regarding narcissistic personality pathology: (a) ambiguity regarding the assessment of pathological narcissism vs. normal…
Descriptors: Fantasy, Interpersonal Relationship, Validity, Suicide
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Ebner-Priemer, Ulrich W.; Trull, Timothy J. – Psychological Assessment, 2009
In this review, we discuss ecological momentary assessment (EMA) studies on mood disorders and mood dysregulation, illustrating 6 major benefits of the EMA approach to clinical assessment: (a) Real-time assessments increase accuracy and minimize retrospective bias; (b) repeated assessments can reveal dynamic processes; (c) multimodal assessments…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Clinical Diagnosis, Psychological Patterns, Context Effect
Dobbs, James Mark – 1986
This paper is concerned with changes which have been proposed in the major current diagnostic system regarding paranoid schizophrenia. It is noted that the proposed changes to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition (DSM-III) would remove paranoia as a schizophrenic subtype and institute a spectrum description of…
Descriptors: Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Paranoid Behavior, Personality Problems
Thorne, Frederick C.; Nathan, Peter E. – J Clin Psychol, 1969
Descriptors: Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Neurological Impairments, Neurosis
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Mallinger, Allan E. – Journal of Psychology, 1978
Offers a theoretical discussion of the impact a child's Oedipal experiences have on that child's concepts of succeeding and winning. Considers and discusses the most common situations in which clinical manifestations of fear of success are observed, including romantic relationships, work, and overtly competitive pursuits. (RL)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Fear of Success, Higher Education, Individual Psychology
Bernhardt, James Lawrence – 1986
This paper explores the findings and current state of research on the familial characteristics of persons with borderline personality disorder (BPD). A review of the borderline personality disorder emphasizes the development of the term, etiological issues, and treatment issues related to BPD. Two formal approaches for obtaining accurate diagnosis…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Environmental Influences, Family Characteristics, Family Environment
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Dagan, Yaron; Ayalon, Liat – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2005
This case study describes a 14-year-old male suffering from significant academic and personal difficulties, who has been diagnosed with depression, schizotypal personality disorder, and learning disabilities. Because of excessive sleepiness, assessment for a potential sleep disorder was performed. An overnight polysomnographic study revealed no…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Clinical Diagnosis, Sleep, Mental Disorders
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Delligatti, Nina; Akin-Little, Angeleque; Little, Steven G. – Psychology in the Schools, 2003
Current prevalence rates of Conduct Disorder (CD) in girls may be an underestimate due to inappropriate diagnostic criteria, biased perceptions by those responsible for reporting problematic behavior, and differential social constraints for each gender. Relatively few published studies of CD and related behaviors in girls exist. Available evidence…
Descriptors: Intervention, Incidence, Females, Substance Abuse