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Introducing the Borderline Personality Disorder Inventory

Psychiatric Times

Developed with input from international mental health professionals, the BPD-I™ is freely available for clinical use, education, and research. SHOW MORE Discover the innovative Borderline Personality Disorder Inventory (BPD-I™), a psychodynamically-informed tool for assessing BPD symptoms effectively. What Is the BPD-I™?

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What Is a Sleep Disorder? A Harmful Dysfunction Analysis

Psychiatric Times

A Harmful Dysfunction Analysis Author(s): Jean-Arthur Micoulaud-Franchi, MD, PhD , Christophe Gauld, MD, PhD +2 More Key Takeaways Sleep medicine lacks a structured definition for disorders, complicating diagnosis and classification compared to psychiatry's DSM framework. SHOW MORE What is a sleep disorder?

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Gerald Maguire, MD, Provides Tips for Differentiating Bipolar Depression From MDD

Psychiatric Times

Similarly, because patients with bipolar disorder often self-medicate, looking for a family history of substance abuse can be helpful. “iI's Family histories can also support the differential diagnosis , he said. For instance, if there is a family history of suicides, that may be a clue, he explained.

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Tardive Dyskinesia: Treat Functional Impairment, Not the AIMS Score

Psychiatric Times

of patients who were prescribed antipsychotics for their psychiatric illness and had evidence of tardive dyskinesia (TD) had TD recorded properly in their electronic health records, supporting the idea that TD is often underreported and misdiagnosed and, therefore, not treated appropriately.

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Dreaming with Purpose: How the Mind’s Hidden GPS Can Guide Us Toward Personal and Societal Healing

Mad in America

For trauma survivors, these visions often spill into waking life as flashbacks, blurring the line between sleep and waking reality. What if these unsettling mental imageries aren’t glitches in our mental software? What if they’re urgent messages from abuilt-in navigation systemdesigned to guide us through life?

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Healing from Within: Trauma Therapy for Women Who’ve Been Told They’re ‘Too Sensitive’

Lightwork

Trauma therapy designed specifically for sensitive women understands that being highly aware and emotionally deep isn’t something to be fixed, but rather a natural variation in how our brains process information and experiences. This characteristic involves heightened awareness and deeper processing of sensory input.

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Ode to Foresight

Psychiatric Times

Related Videos Related Content Advertisement July 3rd 2025 Ode to Self-Compassion Frank A. Clark, MD Related Content Advertisement July 3rd 2025 Ode to Self-Compassion Frank A. Newsletter Receive trusted psychiatric news, expert analysis, and clinical insights — subscribe today to support your practice and your patients. Subscribe Now!