Yale NEA-BPD Video Conference
The National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder (NEA-BPD) will be co-hosting the 16th annual BPD conference with Yale University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry…
BPD: Diagnosis Denied
Some mental health providers choose not to inform a patient that they meet the diagnostic criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder…
Relationships and BPD
No one is born with BPD. Rather it develops over time, especially in very sensitive people who experience highly invalidating environments in their early years. And that many of the most invalidating moments occur within the dynamic of interpersonal relationships…
Meeting The Need: DIY POC Mental Health Resources
The incidence of mental illness, especially anxiety, depression, substance abuse, eating disorders, self harm and suicidal behavior has risen to near epidemic levels around the world…
Minorities and Mental Health Services: Bridging The Gap
People from minority communities have largely been excluded from BPD research and access to clinical services. Turns out that has been the case with most every other mental health disorder. But that may be changing
BPD: Cured, Recovered Or In Remission?
In the past 30 years, several treatments have helped people with BPD “turn the corner” so to speak by reducing the impact of the disorder to a meaningful degree. But where do they hope to find themselves? Cured? Recovered? In remission?. And what do those words mean? Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be a definitive answer.
