Meditation, Mindfulness, and Mental Health

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Sanjeev Kumar Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Eating Disorder ◽  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Disorders ◽  
Clinical Samples ◽  
Psychological Interventions ◽  
Mindfulness Practices ◽  
Anxiety Depression

In the last six decades, the concept of mindfulness has been widely studied, researched, and practiced in mainstream psychology, mental health, and health disciplines. Over a period of time, clinical practitioners have integrated meditation and mindfulness practices or techniques in the mainstream psychological interventions for emotional and behavioral disorders such as anxiety, depression, chronic pain, borderline personality disorder, and eating disorder. This chapter highlights the application of Mindfulness-Based Interventions in various clinical and non-clinical samples. It also covers the importance of mindfulness practices for the crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, discusses integrating technology into mindfulness training, and presents various issues and challenges related to mindfulness practices.

Primary care and suicidality among psychiatric outpatients: The patient-doctor relationship matters

2020 ◽  
pp. 009121742097799
Author(s):  
Krista Schultz ◽  
Sharan Sandhu ◽  
David Kealy
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Primary Care Physician ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Care Physician ◽  
Cross Sectional

Objective The purpose of the current study is to examine the relationship between the quality of the Patient-Doctor Relationship and suicidality among patients seeking mental health care; specifically, whether patients who perceive having a more positive relationship with primary care physician will have lower levels of suicidality. Method Cross-sectional population-based study in Greater Vancouver, Canada. One-hundred ninety-seven participants were recruited from three Mental Health Clinics who reported having a primary care physician. Participants completed a survey containing questions regarding items assessing quality of Patient-Doctor Relationship, general psychiatric distress (K10), borderline personality disorder, and suicidality (Suicidal Behaviours Questionnaire-Revised-SBQ-R). Zero-order correlations were computed to evaluate relationships between study variables. Hierarchical regression analysis was used to control for confounding variables. Results The quality of the patient doctor relationship was significantly negatively associated with suicidality. The association between the quality of the patient-doctor relationship and suicidality remained significant even after controlling for the effects of psychiatric symptom distress and borderline personality disorder features. Conclusions The degree to which patients’ perceive their primary care physician as understanding, reliable, and dedicated, is associated with a reduction in suicidal behaviors. Further research is needed to better explicate the mechanisms of this relationship over time.

Effects of a modified DBT Skills Group for military personnel and Veterans with OSIs and borderline personality disorder or traits

2021 ◽  
pp. e20190067
Author(s):  
Pamela L. Holens ◽  
Jeremiah N. Buhler ◽  
Stephanie Yacucha ◽  
Alyssa Romaniuk ◽  
Brent Joyal
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Military Personnel ◽  
Group Treatment ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Behaviour Therapy ◽  
Negative Thoughts ◽  
Skills Group

LAY SUMMARY This study looked at the use of a group treatment known as dialectical behaviour therapy skills group (DBT-SG) to see if it was helpful for military personnel and veterans who had a variety of mental health disorders related to their service. The results of the study showed improvements in symptoms of borderline personality disorder, reductions in negative thoughts and feelings, and reductions in unhelpful behaviours. Results also showed improvements in all examined areas of functioning among participants, with the largest change occurring in the area of social functioning. The presence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, or chronic pain did not impact results, but the presence of a substance abuse disorder did. Overall, the results provide preliminary support for DBT-SG as an intervention for borderline personality disorder symptoms among military and veterans, and perhaps particularly for persons who also have other mental health challenges, or persons considered inappropriate for other treatment.

Evaluation of a novel risk assessment method for self-harm associated with Borderline Personality Disorder

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 460-465 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sathya Rao ◽  
Jillian H Broadbear ◽  
Katherine Thompson ◽  
Anna Correia ◽  
Martin Preston ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Case Vignette ◽  
Management Options ◽  
Specific Risk ◽  
Self Harm ◽  
Chronic Risk

Objectives: Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is associated with frequent self-harm and suicidal behaviours. This study compared physician-assessed self-harm risk and intervention choice according to a (i) standard risk assessment and (ii) BPD-specific risk assessment methods. Methods: Forty-five junior and senior mental health physicians were assigned to standard or BPD-specific risk training groups. The assessment utilized a BPD case vignette containing four scenarios describing high/low lethality self-harm and chronic/new patterns of self-harm behaviour. Participants chose from among four interventions, each corresponding to a risk category. Results: Standard and BPD-specific groups were alike in their assessment of self-harm risk. Divergence occurred on intervention choice for assessments of low lethality, chronic risk ( p<.01) and high lethality, chronic risk ( p<.005). Overall, psychiatrists were more likely than their junior colleagues to correctly assess risk and management options. Conclusions: Although standard and BPD-specific methods are well aligned for assessing self harm-associated risk, BPD-specific training raised awareness of BPD-appropriate interventions, particularly in the context of chronic patterns of self-harm behaviour. Wider dissemination of BPD-specific risk training may enhance the confidence of mental health clinicians in identifying the nature of self-harm risk as well as the most clinically appropriate interventions for clients with BPD.

scholarly journals Experiences of women living with borderline personality disorder

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 110-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Ntshingila ◽  
M. Poggenpoel ◽  
C. P.H. Myburgh ◽  
A. Temane
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Life Story ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Educational Challenges ◽  
Contextual Study ◽  
Experiences Of Women

There is limited understanding of the experiences of women living with borderline personality disorder. It was therefore decided to discover how women living with this disorder would tell their life story. For the researcher, who worked in a psychotherapy ward where most women were living with borderline personality disorder, the care of these women was of vital importance, as they were less understood by mental health care providers.The research aimed to explore and describe the experiences of women living with borderline personality disorder. A qualitative, explorative, descriptive and contextual study design was used. Data was collected through in-depth phenomenological interviews that focused on the central question, “Tell me your life story”. Eight participants living with borderline personality disorder were interviewed. Tesch's method for data analysis was used (Creswell, 2009:186), along with an independent coder. Measures to ensure trustworthiness and ethical principles were applied throughout the research. From the findings obtained by means of the interviews of women living with borderline personality disorder, it was evident that there were childhood experiences of living in an unsafe space, related to unhealthy family dynamics, boundary violations and educational challenges. They experienced chronic feelings of emptiness in their relationships with theself. They also presented with a pattern of unstable interpersonal relationships and compromised mental health, which was apparent through the early on set of mental problems, emotional upheaval, looking for emotional escape and having different triggerfactors. Lastly, all these women yearned for facilitated mental health.

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