by Kevin Dawkins | Mar 30, 2017
Much more attention has been paid to Borderline Personality Disorder over the past 20 years than ever before. The watershed moment came in 1993 with the publication of Marsha Linehan’s books and research papers detailing her innovative treatment for BPD, Dialectical...
by BPD News | Mar 30, 2017
Emotions Matters, a not-for-profit advocacy group for people impacted by Borderline Personality Disorder, is looking for submissions from people affected by BPD for their upcoming Art Show and Auction taking place on May 18th. May is also BPD Awareness Month in the...
by Kevin Dawkins | Feb 3, 2017
When my daughter was in college, she took a course in psychology. Early in the semester, she mentioned to her professor that her parents (my wife and I) worked in the health field, producing video programs on a number of topics, including mental health, in particular,...
by BPD News | Dec 15, 2016
Marsha Linehan, director of the Behavioral Research and Therapy Clinics at the University of Washington was selected for the 2017 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Psychology. Dr. Linehan won the award for her development of Dialectical Behavior Therapy...
by BPD News | Dec 13, 2016
“Overwhelming, suffocating and a roller coaster of emotions.” Those are some of the words Felicity McKee from Armagh uses to describe living with a personality disorder. The 25-year-old social anthropology student at Queen’s University received the...
by BPD News | Oct 14, 2016
As the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival gets into full swing, we spoke to Chris Young, the focus of short film Walk a Mile in My Shoes, which will be screened on Monday at the Glad Cafe in Glasgow It’s already been quite a journey. This new film will...
by BPD News | Oct 11, 2016
It’s Mental Health Week across Australia. Each state starts and ends the special week at different times, but today—Monday—there’s a lot of overlap. So I want to explain why this week should feel like an important call-to-arms, and tell you what it’s...
by BPD News | Oct 6, 2016
The first week of October has been declared as the first ever annual Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Awareness Week by the members of Australian BPD Foundation. Various BPD-related organisations joined hands to spread awareness regarding evidence-based cure of...
by BPD News | Sep 26, 2016
HENRICO, Va. (WRIC) — Colorful artwork hangs on the walls at the headquarters for the Cameron K. Gallagher Foundation. While the vibrant reds and yellows catch your attention, it is the words included that leave a lasting impression. They are all part of Cameron...
by BPD News | Jul 19, 2016
BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER (BPD) is one of the most misunderstood mental illnesses in existence. Marked by emotional instability, impulsive behaviour and intense and unstable relationships with others, people with BPD are among some of the most likely to...
