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Borderline Personality Disorder Demystified
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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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Speakers |
Robert O. Friedel, M.D,
Distinguished Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Virginia
Commonwealth University
Professor Emeritus at the University of Alabama at
Birmingham
Lynn Borton,
Chief Operating Officer,
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
James Breiling, PhD
National Institute of Mental Health |
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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 for
the DAY |
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Opening Remarks
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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,
Virginia
Commonwealth University
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Treatments 1: Medications/Q&A:
Review of the major classes of medications,
their efficacy and their side effects in the
treatment of BPD. |
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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
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. |
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. |
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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