by BPD News | Jun 20, 2016
I work for the NHS as a psychological wellbeing practitioner. I love it. I want to give something back and help others as, in my early twenties, I was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD), one of the most stigmatised mental health conditions. People...
by BPD News | Jun 17, 2016
You know me, you’ve seen me at parents’ evenings. I’m the teacher at the next desk – the popular one, the one you all want to teach your children because the progress made in my class is phenomenal. I’m a damn good teacher and everyone knows it. What you don’t know is...
by Kevin Dawkins | May 19, 2016
Many mental health providers. as a general practice, do not diagnose BPD in adolescents. This is often to shield them from the stigma attached to BPD. However, delaying treatment may be more harmful. If Only We Had Known: A Family Guide to BPD ←PREVIOUS ...
by Kevin Dawkins | May 9, 2016
BPD is one of the most stigmatized of all mental disorders. Most people, including many mental health professionals, know very little about BPD, or what they believe they know is often inaccurate. In either case, stigma only makes life even more difficult for people...
by BPD News | Dec 2, 2015
Bell today marked the fifth anniversary of Bell Let’s Talk by announcing the extension of the national mental health initiative for a further 5 years and an increase in Bell’s total funding commitment for Canadian mental health to at least $100 million.“Canadians have...
by BPD News | Nov 18, 2015
The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) will host the 14th Congress of the International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders the largest international conference on personality disorders from October 13 to 16 in Montreal. This year, the congress will...
