Mental Health Webinars

Learn more about mental health and well-being from McLean experts. Watch now on demand!

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) in a Nutshell

Hosted by James A. Jenkins, MD, McLean Hospital. In this webinar, Dr. Jenkins reviews the development, efficacy, underlying assumptions, and therapeutic interventions that characterize dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). Part of the BPD Patient and

Borderline Personality Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Hosted by Martin Bohus, MD, Heidelberg University, Germany. Over half of patients with BPD also struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Dr. Bohus, an expert clinician and researcher, discusses this co-occurrence between BPD and PTSD. He

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Hosted by Elsa Ronningstam, PhD, McLean Hospital. Narcissistic personality disorder is a grossly misunderstood mental health disorder. This webinar focuses on clarifying the condition of disordered narcissism—the internal and external functioning in

How and When to Give Back Responsibility to a Child or Loved One When There Are Safety Concerns

Hosted by Kelly R. Gunderson, PhD, McLean Hospital. Parents often find it hard to negotiate how much responsibility they should accept vs. how much responsibility their child should accept when navigating both large and day-to-day decisions. This

Integrating Biofeedback as a Tool in Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder

Hosted by Karen Jacob, PhD, McLean Hospital. Dr. Jacob discusses how biofeedback can be used as an effective tool for helping patients with BPD work on their tendency to avoid internal experiences and hence inadvertently perpetuate ongoing emotional

You Want Me to Do What?! Making Use of Family Therapy in Treatment of BPD

Hosted by Katy V. Tarella, LICSW, McLean Hospital. This webinar focuses on the benefits, and the difficulties, of engaging in family therapy with a loved one who is in treatment for borderline personality disorder. Part of the BPD Patient and Family

General Psychiatric Management for the Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder

Hosted by John G. Gunderson, MD, McLean Hospital. General psychiatric management (GPM) is an empirically validated treatment approach developed by Dr. Gunderson, which has been demonstrated to equal dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) in it’s

The Coexistence of Borderline Personality Disorder and Substance Misuse

Hosted by Igor Weinberg, PhD, McLean Hospital. Dr. Weinberg discusses the overlap between BPD and addiction. Part of the BPD Patient and Family Webinar Series.