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New borderline personality
disorder research study
for
clinicians and
researchers available as
online questionnaire -
Perspectives on
Self-Injury |
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Online information
about NIH-funded
grants and contracts
from 1985 through
the American
Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of
2009, the
NIH’s RePORTER,
is searchable by key
terms such as
disorder,
researcher, etc.
Includes budget
support, research
results, and related
patents and
publications. |
Parents / Family
Members
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Share your story in a
BPD research
survey
exploring the
impact of
borderline
personality
disorder on the entire
family. A unique
opportunity to
share your
story. |
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In the UK, the National
Institute for
Clinical Excellence
(NICE) has released
revised guidelines
for improving the
care, treatment and
support of people
with borderline
personality disorder.
Documents are
available online for
healthcare
professionals,
patients, caregivers,
and the general
public. |
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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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| bpd resources... |
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| The most comprehensive borderline personality disorder resource library found anywhere.
Includes over 100 audio & video files of conference presentations by BPD researchers as well as pdf files of slide presentations and research articles.
Current
information
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internationally
respected
experts
on
borderline
personality
disorder. |
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Audio
Recordings |
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from the Int'l Society for
the Study of Personality
Disorders
11th International Congress,
The Mount Sinai School of
Medicine,
New York, NY |
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recommended reading... |
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Now available in
English and
French,
A BPD Brief, A recommended introduction to Borderline Personality
Disorder
by John
Gunderson |
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From the May 2009 issue
of the American Journal
of Psychiatry,
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Borderline
Personality
Disorder: Ontogeny
of a Diagnosis
John G. Gunderson,
M.D.
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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.
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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. |
EDITORIALS
Borderline
Personality Disorder
Otto F. Kernberg,
M.D., and Robert
Michels, M.D.
Borderline
Personality Disorder
Comes of Age
John M. Oldham,
M.D., M.S.
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