Borderline Personality Disorder: Facts vs. Myths

Borderline Personality Disorder: Facts vs. Myths

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a serious psychiatric condition marked by a pattern of unstable and stormy relationships, an unformed sense of identity, chronic feelings of emptiness and boredom, unstable moods, and poor impulsive control in areas such as...

MSU group works to raise suicide awareness

It’s not simply the number of students lost on college campuses to suicide and mental illness each year ­— but the lives that change and the stories that come from it. MSU’s Active Minds Communications Director Bryan Meek said he joined the group because he felt very...

Treatment Options for Teens With Borderline Personality Traits

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a very challenging and complex disorder to treat. Dr. Blaise Aguirre, a recognized child and adolescent researcher of BPD, states that about 11% of clients with the disorder end up in outpatient settings, while about 20% are in...
Is It Really Bipolar Disorder?

Is It Really Bipolar Disorder?

A study from Rhode Island Hospital has shown that a widely-used screening tool for bipolar disorder may incorrectly indicate borderline personality disorder rather than bipolar disorder. In the article that appears online ahead of print in the Journal of Clinical...

World Mental Health Day: My road to recovery and getting help

How often have you said to someone, “Oh you know me, I’m crazy,” when you do something unexpected? How often have you heard someone else be quirky and call it being mad? Being mad is glamorous, being mad is fun, being mad gets you awe, admiration and the label of...