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Treatment of Anxiety and Panic Attack Symptoms in Borderline Disorder Effective treatment of disabling anxiety and panic attack symptoms in people with borderline disorder should be initiated promptly when these <strong>disorders</strong> occur. Such treatment usually consists of the use of medications and behavioural techniques. The use of medications to treat anxiety and panic attack symptoms in patients with borderline disorder must proceed with care. This is so because these <strong>disorders</strong> are commonly treated with benzodiazepines (Xanax, Klonopin, Valium, etc.), that have been found to be harmful in most patients with borderline disorder because they increase impulsivity and have addictive potential. Therefore, in borderline disorder, other classes of medications are often required, such as a temporary increase in the neuroleptic, atypical antipsychotic or antidepressant medication being used to treat the disorder. Initiating the use of an antipsychotic agent or an antidepressant may prove effective for moderate to severe anxiety and panic attack symptoms if one is not already prescribed. In addition, a course of cognitive behavioural therapy, or of biofeedback, specifically tailored to target anxiety and panic attack symptoms are often considered as part of the long-term treatment of these problems. The Symptoms and Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Patients with Borderline Disorder by Robert O. Friedel, MD Background Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) occurs in about 25% of people with borderline disorder; 5 times more often than it does in the general population. The symptoms of ADHD include decreased attention and concentration, easy distractibility, difficulty in the completion of tasks, and poor management of time and the space area that you use. These symptoms of ADHD result in significantly impaired school, work and social performance, and are described in detail below. ADHD is estimated to occur in about 5% of school age children. It is more common in boys than in girls. There are subtypes associated with hyperactivity and normal activity levels. The hyperactive subtype is much more common in boys, while the inattentive subtype (the subtype with normal activity levels) is somewhat more evenly distributed among boys and girls. The symptoms of ADHD are now known to persist into adulthood in many people, and to require continued treatment. There is often a strong family history of ADHD.
Identifying the symptoms of ADHD in patients with Borderline Disorder is critical for their treatment plan. Symptoms of ADHD Inattention fails to give close attention to details or makes careless mistakes in school work, work, or other activities has difficulty sustaining attention in tasks or play activities does not follow through on instructions and fails to finish school work, chores, or duties in the workplace (not due to oppositional behaviour or failure to understand instructions) has difficulty organizing tasks and activities avoids, dislikes, or is reluctant to engage in tasks that require sustained mental effort (such as schoolwork or homework) loses things necessary for tasks or activities (e.g., toys, school assignment, pencils, books, or tools) is easily distracted by extraneous stimuli is often forgetful in daily activities Hyperactivity fidgets with hands or feet or squirms in seat leaves seat in classroom or in other situations in which remaining seated is expected runs about or climbs excessively in situations in which it is inappropriate (in adolescents or adults, may be limited to subjective feelings of restlessness) has difficulty playing or engaging in leisure activities quietly is often “on the go” or often acts as if “driven by a motor” talks excessively Impulsivity blurts out answers before questions have been completed has difficulty awaiting turn interrupts or intrudes on others (e.g., butts into conversations or games) 137
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PERSONALITY DISORDERS EXPLAINED ANT
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1. INTRODUCTION Most of the persona
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People with this disorder are often
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BPD may say that they feel as if th
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disorders. Richer, more detailed de
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elationships. They almost always ch
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They likely come across as stiff an
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disorder categories. It suggests th
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2. Codependence By Dr. Irene Matiat
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person's demeaning behaviour toward
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Why Be Codependent? Why would anybo
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More About Codependence (Article by
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You must learn to get your life bac
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When is it healthy to put the needs
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That's another pattern of codepende
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Describe what your relationship loo
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Help! Can I Fix it? Good news! You
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Parent Helping a parent often is li
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The Twelve Traditions The Twelve St
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Twelve Step process Twelve Step pro
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Literature studied in most 12-step
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The 12 Steps to Recovery for Codepe
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12 Steps for Kids From: Kids' Power
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Recovery Steps Relief of symptoms i
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For narcissistic personality disord
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