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Efficacy of “Family Connections”, a program for relatives of people with borderline personality disorder, in the Spanish population: study protocol f…
2020
Abstract Background Patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) experience significant affect regulation difficulties that cause serious consequences in their work, emotional, and social environments. This dysfunctional pattern also produces great suffering and a heavy burden on their relatives. Fortunately, some studies show that treatment of relatives of people with BPD begins to be important in the patients’ recovery and in improving family dynamics. One of the treatments that has obtained the most empirical support is Family connections (FC). This 12-session program is an adaptation of different Dialectical Behavior Therapy strategies. To test the efficacy of FC, five uncontroll…
A smartphone application of “Family Connections” to increase the use of skills and improve psychological symptoms in relatives of people with borderl…
2022
The literature reveals that borderline personality disorder (BPD) is an important public mental health problem that affects both the patients and their families. Moreover, studies indicate a high prevalence of psychological symptoms and burden in relatives of people with BPD. Therefore, it is necessary to develop useful and accessible interventions specifically addressed to the caregivers. Smartphone interventions with Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) and Ecological Momentary Interventions (EMI) offer several potential advantages in this regard. The aims of our study are to test the effectiveness of a combined intervention supported by a smartphone app versus the same intervention supp…
Emotional Profile and Intellectual Functioning
2015
Insufficient literature has been produced addressing children with borderline intellectual functioning (BIF) and gifted intellectual functioning (GIF). The goal of this work is to compare levels of self-esteem, depression, anxiety at school, and insecurity among children with BIF and GIF, and a control group of average intellectual functioning (AIF). There were participants of 104 children (fourth grade of primary school). Analyses revealed that children with BIF showed a lower level of self-esteem and higher levels of depression and school anxiety. Moreover, our findings highlight the co-occurrence of school anxiety, depressed mood, and insecurity among the BIF and AIF groups. One of the …
Robežlīmeņa personības traucējumu izplatība studentiem Latvijā
2021
Nosaukums: “Robežlīmeņa personības traucējumu izplatība studentiem Latvijā.” Ievads: Robežlīmeņa personības traucējumi (RPT) vispārējā populācijā ir aptuveni 1%. Savukārt universitātes un koledžas studentu populācijā šis skaitlis var sasniegt vidēji pat 16,5%, jo studenti saskaras ar lielu stresu, kas kombinējoties ar nediagnosticētiem RPT un sabiedrības spiedienu nelabvēlīgi ietekmē studentus ilgtermiņā. Mērķi: Noteikt RPT izplatību studentu populācijā Latvijā, salīdzināt to izplatību saistībā ar dzimumu un vecumu. Materiāli un metodes: Šķērsgriezuma pilotpētījums tika veikts Latvijā tiešsaistes aptaujas veidā laika posmā no 2021.gada 1.februāra līdz 1.martam COVID-19 pandēmijas laikā. Lai…