Personality Disorders News

NEW ORLEANS – Borderline personality disorder, which was once thought untreatable, can now be managed by generalists in typical practice settings, Lois W. Choi-Kain, MD, said here at the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting.

NEW ORLEANS – Borderline personality disorder can be effectively treated by using the good psychiatric management approach, Lois W. Choi-Kain, MD, said here at the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting.

NEW ORLEANS – For the first time in 3 years, the American Psychiatric Association will host its annual meeting in person, May 21 to 25 in New Orleans, with social determinants of mental health as the conference theme.

Those hospitalized for psychiatric illness were less likely to be tested for COVID-19 and had lower confirmed infection rates but higher risk for COVID-19-related mortality than the general population, per a study from Molecular Psychiatry.

The American Psychiatric Association on Wednesday announced the launch of PsychPRO 2.0, a mental health registry that offers psychiatrists enhanced options to engage with patients, track outcomes and streamline data for quality reporting.

Combined individual and group schema therapy outperformed treatment as usual and predominantly group schema therapy for borderline personality disorder, according to results of a randomized clinical trial.

Revitalist Lifestyle and Wellness Ltd. has announced a partnership with PharmaTher Holdings Ltd. to develop treatment protocols with ketamine for individuals with mental health disorders and chronic pain.

Self-reported borderline personality disorder screening tools may be useful in identifying symptoms of BPD in adolescents and may determine who can benefit from early intervention, according to data published in Psychiatry Research.

Several traits related to obsessive-compulsive personality disorder predicted post-pandemic adjustment difficulties, according to study results published in Journal of Psychiatric Research.

Patients with personality disorders experienced worsened symptoms, some of which have not improved, during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an observational retrospective study published in Psychiatry Research.