by Kevin Dawkins | May 11, 2016
There are effective treatments for BPD. A number of effective treatments for BPD have been developed. The biggest barrier to accessing them is their limited availability. If Only We Had Known: A Family Guide to BPD ←PREVIOUS NEXT→ Signup for BPD...
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 Kevin Dawkins | May 7, 2016
BPD is not a character defect. It’s a psychological illness that is biological in nature. The brain of a person with BPD works differently than other people’s, particularly in areas that control emotional responses. If Only We Had Known: A Family Guide to BPD ...
by Kevin Dawkins | May 3, 2016
The emotional pain that people with BPD feel hurts as much as physical pain. Unfortunately, in a misguided attempt to relieve that pain, some people with BPD intentionally inflict physical pain on themselves by cutting, burning or other self- harming behaviors. If...
by Kevin Dawkins | May 1, 2016
BPD is highly treatable and recovery is very possible. Studies have shown that several talk therapies like Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mentalization (MBT) and Transference Focused Psychotherapy (TFP) supplemented by medications are very effective in treating...
by BPD News | Dec 6, 2015
Borderline personality disorder affects about 1.6 percent of adults in the U.S.; brain imaging studies show structural abnormalities impacting the limbic system. Mental Illness Awareness Week is observed each year during the first week of October. In an effort to...
by BPD News | Dec 4, 2015
“How about I hold up a sign that says, ‘I AM MORE THAN MY BPD?’” “How about you don’t?” This is a brief exchange I had with myself at the 2015 photo campaign for Active Minds at Columbia University, entitled “My Mental Health Matters.” The table was littered with an...
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 30, 2015
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...
by BPD News | Nov 28, 2015
“Move to Brisbane, forget you ever had a daughter,” the psychiatrist said. Melinda had just been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and caring for her, reasoned this experienced Adelaide mental health professional,would be simply too hard. Parents...
