What is Borderline Personality Disorder? |
Borderline Personality Disorder
(BPD) is a serious and often
life-threatening disorder that is
characterized by severe emotional
pain and difficulties managing
emotions. The problems associated
with BPD include impulsivity
(including suicidality and
self-harm), severe negative emotion
such as anger and/or shame, chaotic
relationships, an extreme fear of
abandonment, and accompanying
difficulties maintaining a stable
and accepting sense of self. Thus,
BPD is characterized by pervasive
instability of mood, interpersonal
relationships, self-image, and
actions, often negatively affecting
loved ones, family and work life,
long-term planning, and the
individual's sense of self-identity.
According to the latest BPD
research, borderline personality
disorder has a lifetime prevalence
of up to 5.9% in our population.
Because systematic research has only
relatively recently been initiated,
BPD is at least two decades behind
in research, treatment options and
family education compared to other
major psychiatric disorders. Yet the
high prevalence of borderline
personality disorder - it is more common than schizophrenia
or bipolar disorder - and its costly
personal, social and economic toll,
make borderline personality disorder
a significant national public health
burden.
Formed in 2001, the National
Education Alliance for Borderline
Personality Disorder (NEA-BPD), is a
non-profit organization staffed by
volunteering consumers, family
members, and professionals. NEA-BPD
seeks to "Advance the BPD Agenda" by
raising public awareness of BPD,
providing education, and promoting
research about borderline
personality disorder through a
variety of programs. For example,
with partial funding from a grant
from the National Institute of
Mental Health (NIMH), NEA-BPD has
hosted over 30 conferences
worldwide, featuring internationally
recognized BPD researchers and
scientists. All NEA-BPD conferences
encourage attendance by
professionals, family members and
consumers alike.
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Upcoming Conference on Borderline Personality Disorder
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XIth International
ISSPD Congress
The Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York City, NY
Resilience and
Change:
Interpersonal and
Neuroscience
Perspectives on the
Personality
Disorders
August 21-23, 2009
sponsored by the International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders
ISSPD Conference Details |
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 The
Connections Place (TCP)
is a
Manhattan center under the auspices
of NEA-BPD that offers a four-month
job preparedness program
specifically designed to open
pathways to vocational opportunities
for clients with borderline
personality disorder. |
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Learn More |
Visit TCP's New Website! |
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| Parents / Family Member
Survey |
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Please participate in this
BPD research survey
exploring the impact of borderline personality disorder within the family. Share your family's
unique BPD experience in order to help
researchers exploring the early symptoms of the disorder, its progression, and
the resulting impact on the entire family. A unique opportunity to share your
story. |
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 NEW
from
the
2009 APA Meeting
Many of the
outstanding
borderline personality disorder
presentations made at the May
2009 meeting of the American
Psychiatric Association are now
available for public viewing here on
our website. Thanks to the
generosity of these well-known
researchers, our library of
borderline personality disorder
resources continues to grow. View
the APA meeting schedule and list of
BPD slide presentations available. |
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NEA-BPD Resource Library
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AUDIO |
ARTICLES |
VIDEO |
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NEW
in the May
2009 issue,
American Journal of
Psychiatry |
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Audio Highlights
from the May issue |
AJP ARTICLES
Borderline
Personality
Disorder: Ontogeny
of a Diagnosis
John G.
Gunderson, M.D. |
Treatment in
Psychiatry:
Insight,
Transference
Interpretation, and
Therapeutic Change
in the Dynamic
Psychotherapy of
Borderline
Personality Disorder
Glen O.
Gabbard, M.D., and
Mardi J. Horowitz,
M.D. |
Clinical Case
Conference:
Quieting the
Affective Storm of
Borderline
Personality Disorder
Marianne Goodman,
M.D., Erin A.
Hazlett, Ph.D.,
Antonia S. New,
M.D., Harold W.
Koenigsberg, M.D.,
and Larry Siever,
M.D.
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EDITORIALS
Borderline
Personality Disorder
Otto F. Kernberg,
M.D., and Robert
Michels, M.D.
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Borderline
Personality Disorder
Comes of Age
John M. Oldham,
M.D., M.S. |
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NEW in Video
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BPD Research
Presentations from
the
2008
NEA-BPD Annual
Conference |
Borderline
Personality
Disorder:
Research Across
the Lifespan &
Clinical
Applications for
Treatment
October 2008
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Minneapolis, MN |
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