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Rethinking borderline personality disorder

Should We Be Rethinking Borderline Personality Disorder?

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) has been recognized by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) as a distinct mental health condition for more than 40 years. But many experts believe that the time as come for rethinking borderline personality, with the goal of classifying the disorder more appropriately and improving clinicians’ ability to treat it more effectively.  What is BPD? Borderline personality disorder is a complex mental health condition that is characterized by emotional instability and impulsivity.

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What causes sleep deprivation

What Causes Sleep Deprivation and What Can I do About it?

Sleep deprivation can have a profound negative impact on a person’s body and mind. To protect your health, it is important to understand what causes sleep deprivation, what the potential effects can be, and how you can get help if you need it. What is Sleep Deprivation? Sleep deprivation is a condition that results from an insufficient amount of quality sleep. The amount of sleep a person needs in order to function at an optimal

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Can My Anxiety Cause Hallucinations

Can My Anxiety Cause Hallucinations?

Anxiety disorders can be sources of life-altering distress. People who have anxiety disorders may drastically limit or change their behaviors because they believe that they are in imminent danger, even when no credible threat exists. Since these conditions are associated with an impaired ability to correctly perceive one’s environment, people may wonder if anxiety can cause hallucinations. How Exactly Does Anxiety Affect the Brain? Anxiety affects the brain by causing people to experience intense apprehension, worry,

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lithium for bipolar disoder

Lithium for Bipolar Disorder

Mental health conditions can be particularly tricky to treat. Most mental health conditions, such as bipolar disorder, stem from a chemical imbalance in the brain that causes the brain to behave in ways that aren’t considered to be “normal”. Because of this, most mental health treatments revolve around different forms of therapy instead of medications, as most medications also cause the brain to think and behave differently. In some cases though, medications are needed to

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Woman struggling

What Does OCD Feel Like?

OCD, or obsessive-compulsive disorder is a mental health condition that affects millions and millions of people on a daily basis. Many people wonder, what does OCD feel like? Well, for some people, having OCD can be a mere minor inconvenience throughout their day, like a lingering cough or the sniffles. For some though, it can be so debilitating that it can prevent them from being able to do even the simplest of tasks. That’s because

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pro-ana

The Danger of Pro-Ana, Pro-Mia, and Pro-Eating Disorder Sites

Pro-ana, pro-anorexia, and pro-bulimia (or pro-mia) are terms that refer to content that is primarily found online and promotes the behavior and attitudes that are part of some eating disorders. The pro-ana sites and social media that provide this content often state or imply that this is part of a personal lifestyle choice instead of symptoms of an illness. Why Is This Happening? A lot of people assume that individuals who post pro-ana or pro-mia

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trauma bonding

What is Trauma Bonding?

Trauma is an emotional response to a terrible event like an accident, domestic violence, or sexual assault. Immediately after a traumatic event, you may experience shock and denial as well as other typical reactions that can cause long-term trauma, including unpredictable flashbacks, strained relationships, and other physical symptoms.  When a person is exposed to multiple traumatic events such as domestic violence and sexual abuse over time, it often leads that person to be unable to

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change habits

Why Making Good Choices Isn’t Always Easy

By Susan Reiner for Montare Behavioral Health It’s January, and while some of us are happy to have just made it through 2021 intact, many of us have likely begun this new year, as with many others in the past, with resolutions to improve in countless ways. Maybe you’ve decided to quit smoking, or to finally clean out the stack of papers that have been accumulating on your desk, or to commit to exercising more.

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how do mood stabilizers work

How Do Mood Stabilizers Work?

A mood stabilizer is a type of medication that helps people control and ”even out”  mood swings such as  Mania  Hypomania  Depression They work by decreasing abnormal activity in the brain. Many people don’t fully understand how mood-stabilizing medications work. Scientists believe that they influence certain neurotransmitters in the brain (chemicals in the nerve cells) that may play a part in causing mood disturbance. Evidence has shown that anticonvulsants ( a type of mood stabilizer)

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ADD v ADHD

ADD v ADHD: What’s the Difference?

At Montare Behavioral Health, we treat both ADD and ADHD. A common question we receive is what’s the difference between ADD v ADHD. Two of the most common mental disorders are attention deficit disorder (ADD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). ADD is technically a type of  ADHD. As a result, some of the character traits that are associated with ADD are also associated with ADHD.  As a result, many people use the terms ADD

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