Audiobooks by Blaise Aguirre

Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescents, 3rd Edition: A Complete Guide for Families of Teens

"Navigate the challenges of BPD in teens with Dr. Blaise Aguirre's classic guide, now updated with the latest research and topics and featuring reflective prompts for parents. Borderline Personality Disorder is a startlingly common condition, affecting as many as 3% of people under the age of 18. Characterized by struggles with emotional regulation, self-image, self-worth, mood swings, and impulse control, and often appearing alongside other conditions like anxiety, depression, and substance use, BPD is a condition any parent with an adolescent should be aware of. The good news is that BPD is treatable, and families can find relief with an accurate diagnosis and proper treatment. A long-trusted BPD reference, Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescents offers parents, caregivers, and adolescents a complete understanding of this complex and tough-to-treat disorder. Written by one of the foremost experts in the field, this fully up-to-date and comprehensive guide includes: - A thorough explanation of what BPD is that brings into focus what we know, and don't know, about this condition - Prognosis and treatment options, including recent advances and an overview of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), the most common and effective treatment - A deep dive into the development of BPD research - Myths and misunderstandings about BPD - Tips and strategies for parents, including practical techniques for effective communication with those who have BPD - NEW to this edition, a discussion on the intersection of BPD with neurodiversity and gender, as well as the impact of social media - NEW to this edition, reflective prompts and exercises for parents to help them take what they're learning and practically apply it to their family's unique situation With thoughtful updates and practical tools throughout, the third edition of Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescents remains an indispensable resource, empowering families to navigate diagnosis, build effective support systems, and foster resilience and hope."

Blaise Aguirre (Author), Joel Richards (Narrator)

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[Spanish] - Emociones y TDC for dummies

"COMPRENDE TUS EMOCIONES Y TOMA EL CONTROL DE TU VIDA El mundo de las emociones puede ser confuso si no contamos con herramientas útiles para comprenderlas y administrarlas. Más aún, si la ansiedad y los pensamientos negativos rondan nuestras mentes, mantenerse en equilibrio puede ser una tarea colosal. Escrito de manera sencilla por la psicóloga Gillian Galen y el psiquiatra Blaise Aguirre, expertos de la Escuela de Medicina Harvard, Emociones y TDC for dummies enseña el uso de la terapia dialéctica conductual (tdc) como uno de los tratamientos más populares y efectivos para las afecciones de salud mental que resultan de emociones fuera de control. La tdc en un principio se utilizó como un poderoso tratamiento para el trastorno límite de la personalidad. Al reportar excelentes resultados, su práctica se ha ampliado para también tratar depresión, ira, fobias, trastornos alimenticios o incluso para tener una mejor comprensión de las emociones y cómo enfocar y calmar nuestra mente. Al leer este libro aprenderás: Cómo controlar y revertir comportamientos autodestructivos. Trabajar con tus emociones y controlar tu ansiedad. Optimizar la calidad de tus relaciones. Lidiar con la incertidumbre. Con las estrategias de Emociones y TDC for dummies serás capaz de regular mejor tus estados de ánimo y afrontar situaciones que antes parecían insuperables. La vida puede mejorar si estás dispuesto a vivirla de manera diferente. Lee este libro y descubre la manera de hacerlo."

Blaise Aguirre, Gillian Galen (Author), Kyria Montoya (Narrator)

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Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescents: A Complete Guide to Understanding and Coping When Yo

"Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescents offers parents, caregivers, and adolescents themselves a complete understanding of this complex and tough-to-treat disorder. The comprehensive guide explains what BPD is and what a patient's treatment options are, including an overview of the revolutionary new treatment called dialectic behavior therapy. Author Blaise A. Aguirre, M.D., one of the foremost experts in the field, describes recent advances in treatments and brings into focus what we know, and don't know, about this condition. Readers will learn about: - Scientific development of BPD - Treatment options (e.g., medication and therapy) - Myths and misunderstandings - Tips and strategies for parents - Prognosis for BPD - Practical techniques for effective communication with those who have BPD. They will also hear from BPD adolescents and parents who have learned how to make the best of the cards they have been dealt. Here's what some experts in the field had to say about this edition: "Families and their children with BPD will find this book a very useful guide as they struggle together toward a more fully realized life." - Mary C. Zanarini, Ed.D., Director, Laboratory for the Study of Adult Development, McLean Hospital and Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School "A must-have book for every parent with a borderline child." - Randi Kreger, Coauthor of Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care about Has Borderline Personality Disorder "Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescents is a long overdue book that eloquently and expertly addresses the wide-ranging issues surrounding borderline personality disorder in adolescents. This compassionate book is a must for parents with children suffering from borderline personality disorder, as well as clinicians, educators, pediatricians, and clergy trying to understand and help adolescents with this serious, chronic disorder." - Perry D. Hoffman, Ph.D., President, National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder"

Blaise Aguirre (Author), Joel Richards (Narrator)

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