OPI Responds to Parent and Participant Requests: Changes are Made
JCAHO-accredited Optimum Performance Institute continues its dynamic tradition of rapidly responding to the individualized needs of Young Adults by making significant programming changes to its OPI Intensive for Young Adults with Borderline Traits, Borderline Personality Disorder and Co-Occurring Conditions (eating disorders, substance abuse, PTSD, mood disorders, etc.). OPI opened the specialized OPI Intensive about a…
Read MoreOPI participants attended The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
The Education Department within the Optimum Performance Institute proudly presents monthly educational field trips! This is a relatively new opportunity at OPI for participants to attend informational and educational events here in the Los Angeles and surrounding communities. Each month we choose locations and events that are based off of different academic subjects. Recently, OPI…
Read MoreMindfulness: What Does This Mean And How Do We Engage In It?
The practice of mindfulness can come in all sorts of “shapes” yet the core of its purpose remains constant. Letting our mind explore our thoughts, feelings and sensations without judgment and noticing what we observe. This process extends itself to everyone with no discrimination as to who can benefit from it. To a person dealing…
Read MoreKeeping with Traditions from Home While at OPI
Having Roanne and Optimum Performance Institute (OPI) Program participants be comfortable while they are in our programs and away from home is very important to all of us. In keeping with traditions that participants may celebrate at home, here at OPI we celebrated both Passover and Easter this past weekend with participants who wanted to…
Read MoreBPD Treatment for Men
OPI Intensive is one of the few residential programs in the world specializing in the treatment of young adult men ages 17-28 with Borderline Traits, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and co-occurring conditions. Today, experts are finding that borderline personality disorder (BPD) is an under-diagnosed disorder within the male population. Historically, BPD has been diagnosed three…
Read MorePost Traumatic Stress Disorder
Trauma, including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), has been found to commonly co-occur with borderline personality disorder (BPD). Many young men or women have experienced early interpersonal trauma. PTSD is triggered by these traumatic experiences, and can develop at any stage of life. Since BPD typically begins to develop in childhood, the frequency with which…
Read MoreChemical Dependency / Substance Abuse
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) frequently co-occurs with substance abuse and dependency upon drugs impacting mental and physical well-being. Because young adults with BPD frequently have strong emotions, casual use of alcohol and/or drugs may lead to abuse or dependence. It is never too soon to treat substance addiction or abuse. While abuse and addiction are…
Read MoreDepression
Depression is an extremely common psychiatric disorder and affects up to 25% of people at some point during their lifetime. Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is often initially diagnosed as major depression, and these disorders frequently occur together. Depression and BPD are both conditions that cause problems in interpersonal relationships as people struggle with mood fluctuations,…
Read MoreEating Disorders
Do you engage in frequent episodes of uncontrolled and continuous eating followed by purging in secret? Do you typically eat when not hungry, spend a lot of time and thought devoted to food, secretly plan or fantasize about eating alone? Suffering from an eating disorder of any type – bulimia, binge eating, compulsive overeating, and…
Read MoreDBT in a Nutshell
DBT in a Nutshell by Dr. Marsha Linehan, Ph.D Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based proven therapy for disorders of behavior and emotional regulation. Developed by world-renown psychologist Marsha Linehan, Ph.D, it combines practical behavior science with mindfulness and contemplative practices. OPI Intensive treatment center staff have been intensively trained by Behavioral Tech LLC,…
Read MoreArticle: DBT in a Nutshell
DBT in a Nutshell by Dr. Marsha Linehan, Ph.D Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based proven therapy for disorders of behavior and emotional regulation. Developed by world-renown psychologist Marsha Linehan, Ph.D, it combines practical behavior science with mindfulness and contemplative practices. OPI Intensive treatment center staff have been intensively trained by Behavioral Tech LLC,…
Read MoreWhat OPI Intensive has done for my Daughter
Isabel started having issues when she was 12 or 13. Then we all went through some major life changes and it worsened her BPD traits. She is very bright and always has ideas, but every time she tried and failed, it just made things worse for her and ratcheted up her symptoms even more. She…
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