Borderline Personality Disorder: Patient and Family Perspectives
Researchers at the University of Houston are interested in better understanding the perspective of individuals who are diagnosed with, or suspect they have, BPD and their family members in their reaction to diagnostic reports. It is very important that clinicians...
Save the Date: October 13, 2017 Moscow, Russia Suicide and Self-injury: Prevention, Detection, Assessments and Interventions
Russian experts, world-renowned experts, and lived-experience presentation speakers from NEABPD, The Linehan Institute and Sashbear Foundation
Toronto, CA – 5th Annual Borderline Walk
"Toronto's Sunnyside Park turned into a sea of Orange this morning as ..."
NEABPD is presenting at the NAMI Convention June 28 to July 1 and thanks NAMI for its blog on borderline personality disorder during this month.
Follow these links to read the articles on the NAMI blog Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder The Stigma Associated with Borderline Personality Disorder Supporting Someone with Borderline Personality Disorder Borderline Personality Disorder and Bipolar...
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo proclaims May 2017, as Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month in the State of New York
Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 2017, as Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month in the State of New ...
Fountain House Symposium Spotlights Borderline Personality Disorder
Huffington Post 05/30/2017 The Fountain House Symposium and Luncheon, held each spring at The Pierre, is the go-to forum for those of us eager to learn the latest on mental health. This year, the event’s fourteenth, the...

Perspectives to Remember for the Family and Friends of Those with BPD
We complete this series of pearls from Beyond Borderline with the authors’ experience of close relationships. Some may find these perspectives both challenging and validating. Some may find comfort that it is indeed possible to support healing in relationship.

From Those Who Have Been There: Suggestions for Those with BPD with some Advice for Their Treatment Providers
Helping others, validating one’s own pain and fears, persevering, having a life worth living, work with the treatment team, express your needs are among the recommendations for those with BPD from the authors who are making the climb out of hell.

The Experience of Perseverance and Hope in the Treatment of BPD
The authors of Beyond Borderline describe how they are making their way, respectively, along dark, twisted roads, coping with life’s hurdles, through the complex, messy process. No matter how long it takes.

The Experience of the Process and Outcome of DBT
The authors describe how they participated in DBT treatment, as well as the effect and the hard-earned results that came from their commitment and efforts.
DBT taught me the skills I needed to help manage my illness. I deal much better with stressful life events. I am able to stop and think before acting on impulses.
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