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Day # 147: Bulimia Nervosa Part 2

Bullet Psych

A complete medical evaluation is necessary in order to assess for complications and determine whether hospitalization is necessary. Other treatment options include intensive outpatient, partial hospitalization programs, residential programs, and medical or psychiatric hospitalization depending on severity.

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Borderline Personality Disorder: Overview by a Psychiatrist

Now Psych

Of note, approximately 20% of patients hospitalized in mental health centers have borderline personality disorder, indicating that the disorder can seriously impact health. Suicidal Behaviors: Because people with BPD may struggle with suicidal thoughts or attempts, this can lead to hospitalizations and days missed in work or school.

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From Freud to Fanon: How Daniel Gaztambide is Redefining Psychoanalytic Practice

Mad in America

After a while working at a mixed-income community neighborhood clinic or in a hospital with a very diverse population, I noticed a lot of folks showing up to my consulting room with broken hearts. I borrow here a phrase that I always found very interesting from dialectical behavior therapy: helping the patient build a life worth living.