Monthly Archives: November 2016

Article Review: Early Identification of and Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder

  Sharp and Fonagy (2015) offer a review of the phenomenology, prevalence, etiology, clinical problems, and interventions for adolescents with BPD. Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is said to capture the core of personality pathology (Sharp & Fonagy, 2015).Ā  The symptoms … Continue reading

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Friday Factoids Catch-Up: Memory, the Real McCoy?

Memories develop starting at birth and continue to develop throughout the life cycle as we age. The brain remembers by association, strengthening neural connections through repetition (ā€œuse it or lose it principleā€) (Willingham, 2007).Ā  Research has shown that, although memory … Continue reading

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Friday Factoids Catch-Up: Heroin and Fentanyl–A Match Made in Hell

  Heroin use has always been a serious issue where drug abuse is concerned, but in the last few years it has become even more deadly due to fentanyl being added to give it more ā€œkickā€. Ā Dealers have begun including … Continue reading

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Friday Factoids Catch-Up: New Treatments For Tic Disorders Associated With Touretteā€™s

  Tics,Ā which are characterized by sudden, repetitive, non-rhythmic body movements and/or vocalizations associated with tic disorders and Touretteā€™s syndrome, are involuntary movements that may involve the hands, shoulder shrugging, eye blinking, etc.Ā  In many cases, these tics do not get … Continue reading

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Interviewing at WKPIC

  WKPIC’s staff has begun the process of reviewing applications for the 2017-2018 intern year. We’re excited!   Soon, letters will go out, and we hope that we will meet many of you who applied to our program. If you … Continue reading

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