by BPD News | Oct 2, 2015
BRANDON MARSHALL. Following his diagnosis three years ago, Marshall, now 30 and a Pro Bowl wide receiver for the Chicago Bears, set an ambitious goal: become for mental health what Magic Johnson is for HIV. He wants to make an off-limits subject commonplace....
by BPD News | Oct 1, 2015
On Friday October 30, 2015, Alan E. Fruzzetti, Ph.D. will present a workshop for clinicians working with families of Emotionally Dysregulated Clients. The workshop is being sponsored and underwritten by Clearview Treatment Programs, with proceeds going to the...
by BPD News | Sep 30, 2015
Its very name means those diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD) can face criticism and families can also be stigmatised. The word ‘borderline’ tends to make many think there is not really anything wrong with someone diagnosed with BPD and an...
by BPD News | Sep 28, 2015
Athens, Ga. – Those with borderline personality disorder, or BPD, a mental illness marked by unstable moods, often experience trouble maintaining interpersonal relationships. New research from the University of Georgia indicates that this may have to do with...
by BPD News | Sep 27, 2015
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is frequently encountered in a variety of clinical settings.1 On inpatient units, it is estimated that 20% of patients have comorbidity with BPD. In outpatient clinics, 11% of patients meet diagnostic criteria for BPD. Despite...
by BPD News | Sep 22, 2015
For Pam Tusiani, a simple “no” from her mother or friends would result in severe feelings of rejection and abandonment. In other settings, a trivial remark would set off a raging tantrum. To illuminate the regions of the brain involved in regulating these emotions,...
