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Borderline Personality Disorder

Christmas and Borderline Personality Disorder in Young People

Young people with borderline personality disorder (BPD) often find Christmas celebrations difficult. BPD is characterised by intense and quickly changing moods, often in response to things that happen in relationships. When these relationships are emphasised and intensified, they may feel overwhelmed and unstable. Experiences that may feel warm and joyful to other people can be painful and lonely for someone with BPD.

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8 December 2025
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Mental Health

Why Talk Therapy Doesn’t Always Work for Alexithymia

Alexithymia is related to both emotional processing and language. People with alexithymia may not recognise emotional expressions on faces as well as other people. They may find it hard to talk about interpersonal relationships or other people’s feelings, and describe their own emotional experiences with simple language without vivid descriptions. They may be less sensitive to the emotional meaning of language and tend towards concretist thinking and avoidance of metaphors.

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5 December 2025
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Eating disorder

Why Eating Disorders Are Maintained by Relationships

In this blog, we explain how lasting recovery requires addressing past traumas, interpersonal difficulties, and other underlying experiences that maintain eating disorder symptoms. We outline some of the effective treatment modalities available, and question why so many recovery programs still focus on weight and numbers.

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24 November 2025
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Mental Health

When Teens Refuse Help: Is Coercion Ever Acceptable?

Collaborative treatment helps young people feel heard, understood, and considered as a person, not a ‘patient’. It builds trust between teenagers, mental health professionals, and parents. It encourages young people to stay in treatment and receive treatment again if it’s necessary.

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21 November 2025
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Borderline Personality Disorder

BPD or CPTSD – Is There a Difference?

This blog explores the similarities and differences between borderline personality disorder and complex PTSD, and what is needed to make an accurate diagnosis. It also offers some information on the medical and social context in Australia, and how this can impact diagnostic practices. 

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7 November 2025
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Borderline Personality Disorder

Borderline Personality Disorder in Under-18s in the UAE

Borderline personality disorder used to only be diagnosed in young people after the age of 18. But there is now a consensus in the medical community that BPD can be reliably and accurately diagnosed during adolescence, with a similar prevalence and stability of symptoms to the disorder among adults. 

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3 November 2025

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