Borderline Personality Disorder: Professional, Family and Consumer Perspectives Saturday, November 6, 2004 Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas     Sponsored by: The National Education Alliance For Borderline Personality Disorder in partnership with NARSAD     In cooperation with:  The Menninger Clinic and The Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Baylor College of Medicine     Community Partners: NAMI Metropolitan Houston     Statement of Need: BPD is a severe illness and people who suffer from it are underserved. Friends and families are often bewildered and do not know how to help. Treatment programs for those with BPD need to be more readily available. Families need access to programs such as those already developed for several mental illnesses. This one-day seminar provides the opportunity to listen to experts in the field. All presenters have both medical and/or personal knowledge.     Purpose: This one-day seminar provides the opportunity to listen to experts in the field. All presenters have both medical and/or personal knowledge.              Conference Program     Welcome Perry D. Hoffman, PhD President, NEA-BPD Carolyn E. Hamilton President, NAMI Metropolitan Houston and NAMI West Houston     Opening Remarks and Overview of BPD Richard L. Munich, MD Chief of Staff, The Menninger Clinic Vice Chair and Professor of Psychiatry Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine     Psychobiology Glenn Gabbard, MD Brown Foundation Professor of Psychiatry Director of Clinic, Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavior Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine     Childhood Antecedents Efrain Bleiberg, MD Friedman Professor and Vice Chair for Child and Adolescent Services Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine      Panel: Family and Consumer Perspectives Moderator: Richard L. Munich, MD     Treatment: Transference Focused Psychotherapy Diana Diamond, PhD Associate Psychotherapy Professor of Clinical Psychology City University of New York Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Weill Medical College of Cornell University, White Plains, NY     Treatment: Dialectical Behavior Therapy Kate Comtois, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences University of Washington, Seattle, WA     Medication for Personality Disorders Kenneth R. Silk, MD Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI     Interactive Panel: Looking Forward Moderator: Richard L. Munich, MD