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Borderline Personality Disorder
Demystified
June 9, 2007
Suburban Hospital, 8600 Old
Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD
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Conference Sponsors |
The National Education Alliance for
Borderline Personality Disorder
(NEA-BPD) in partnership with NARSAD
Suburban Hospital
Metro Washington BPD Education and
Support Group
NAMI
NAMI–Montgomery County
Washington Psychiatric Society |
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Conference Objectives |
To provide authoritative information
about the diagnosis, causes, nature
and treatments of BPD to consumers,
family members and mental health
professionals and to respond to
questions and comments of
participants. Borderline Personality
Disorder (BPD) is a prevalent and
devastating mental disorder. It is
frequently misdiagnosed, poorly
understood, highly stigmatized,
and inadequately treated. |
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Program
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Opening Remarks |
Perry D. Hoffman, PhD
President, NEABPD |
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BPD: An
Overview / Q & A
Review of symptoms and dimensions;
history; course, causes and
nature of Borderline Personality
Disorder (BPD) |
Robert O. Friedel, M.D.
Distinguished Clinical Professor of
Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth
University
Professor Emeritus at the University
of Alabama at Birmingham |
Treatments 1:
Medications/Q&A:
Review of the major classes of
medications, their efficacy and
their side effects in the treatment
of BPD.
Treatments 2:
Psychotherapy/Q&A:
Review of the major types of
psychotherapy, their efficacy and
their limitations in the treatment
of BPD. |
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The Evolving Role of NAMI
A look at NAMI’s inclusion of BPD in
its mission of education, advocacy,
support, and research. |
Lynn Barton
Chief Operating Officer,
National Alliance on Mental Illness
(NAMI) |
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Research on BPD: Current Status and
the Future/Q&A
Review of the major lines of current
research on BPD, those projected for
the future, and their implications
for those suffering from the
disorder and their families.
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Jim Breiling, PhD
National Institute of Mental health
(NIMH)
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Family Involvement Roundtable/Q&A
A unique opportunity to hear family
member, consumer, and clinician
perspectives on issues most relevant
to those impacted by the disorder.
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Family and Consumer Panelists
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The Management of Acute Crises/Q&A
Review of the most commonly
occurring crises associated with BPD
and provide suggestions on how to
deal effectively with them.
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