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DBT Residential Treatment for Teens

10 September 2025 No Comments

Dialectical behavioural therapy is a type of talking therapy originally designed for adults with borderline personality disorder. Since then, it has been adapted for treatment among adolescents and offered for a wide range of mental health concerns, including eating disorders, self-harm, and emotional dysregulation. Usually delivered in outpatient settings, studies have shown that DBT is highly effective in improving young people’s mental health symptoms and quality of life.

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Dissociative Identity Disorder in Teens

16 May 2025 No Comments

Dissociative identity disorder is a type of dissociative disorder. Teenagers may be diagnosed with dissociative disorders if they have regular experiences of dissociation that are distressing and affect their daily life. Sometimes teenagers may have dissociative experiences that are symptoms of a different mental health disorder. In this case, they may not receive a dissociative disorder diagnosis.

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BPD vs Bipolar Disorder: Understanding the Difference

28 April 2025 No Comments

Borderline personality disorder and bipolar disorder are often confused – even by clinicians. However, although some of their symptoms are similar, the two disorders are very different. They have different symptoms, causes, and courses of illness – and require different treatments.

Borderline Personality Disorder in Teens and Young Adults in Mexico

Borderline Personality Disorder in Teens in Mexico

4 December 2024 No Comments

If you know a young person living with BPD, it’s important to find effective and specialist treatment. While this can take some time, it can make a huge difference in the life of a young person and their family. Living with BPD is really hard, but with the right support, young people can recover.