HOUSTON,
April 18, 2014 The finding that
"Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) reduce
s depressive symptoms, improves affective control, and improves mindfulness self-efficiency
"
are not surprising to the Meehl Foundation DBT therapists, who have
been using DBT since the start of the foundation in 2005. The
step-by-step process of emotional regulation is a core component of DBT
rarely taught to the general public let alone people with mental
illness. "A randomized, controlled, pilot study of dialectical behavior
therapy skills in a psycho-educational group for individuals with
bipolar disorder,"
has just been completed. This study shows significant improvement in
mindfulness awareness, less fear and more control in emotional states
and fewer emergency room visits. Having a measure of control in
emotional states is the key component.
No
one likes to "feel" out of control. DBT mindfulness is the key to
learning the "what" and the "how" skills to taking control of your own
mind. Learning that you do not have to believe every thought you think,
is the first step to emotional regulation and reducing your distraught
feelings. Learning then, the skills to radical acceptance and "letting
go" are the set of skills used
to learn distress tolerance which
increase your threshold
of tolerance to feeling upset. When you increase your threshold to
tolerate being emotional you can then make better choices in any
situation.
Bipolar Disorder is still under diagnosed and misdiagnosed.
Not
surprisingly, Borderline Personality Disorder - characterized by
maladaptive coping skills, has been clinically proven to affect 50% of
people with Bipolar Disorder. The thought behind this, is that people
struggle desperately to manage their chemical imbalance of the brain,
eventually not being able to cope well with life's
challenges,
producing a personality disorder. Many of the characteristics of
Bipolar Disorder are carried over to BPD. The correct therapy and the
correct medication change lives. The Gold standard for years has been
DBT therapy. Having an "intensively trained" DBT therapist is the key to leading you to a calmer and richer life.
Debra Meehl
speaks at national conferences around the U.S. on the topic "Bipolar
Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder with Substance Abuse." She
teaches, works, and lives the
Dialectical Behavioral principles, while operating
The Meehl Foundation.
The Meehl House is the only residential treatment for Borderline
Personality Disorder that is an "Amen Brain Healthy Program." Clients
benefit from an individual plan for a holistic balanced approach to
mental wellness with psychological testing and assessment, medication
management, hypnosis, acupuncture, hair follicle testing for vitamins
and minerals, hormone balancing, and nutritional counseling. Most
important, clients learn how to take back and create lives that are
fulfilling and rewarding.
Media Contact:
Debra Meehl
979.798.7972
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