Pets & BPD
It’s no surprise to hear that having a pet can boost feelings of well-being in Tabby or Fido’s owner. Now there is scientific proof that this also occurs in people who have borderline personality disorder.
DBT for Teens: Reducing Self-Harm & Suicide Attempts
The rising toll of self-harm and suicide attempts by teenagers in the U.S. is justifiably alarming. Help in addressing this crisis may be coming from a tried and true therapy that is widely available: Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT.
Free BPD Video for Awareness Month
Throughout the month we have offered people a free screening online of our 30 minute program “Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder from the 5 part series “If Only We Had Known: A Guide to Borderline Personality Disorder”
Digital Help for People in Distress
How do you react when you read posts online from a person expressing thoughts of despair, self-harm and/or suicide? Not sure how you could or should respond in a helpful way? Did you know that the major social media platforms including FaceBook, Twitter, Instagram,...
Borderline Personality Disorder: What’s in a Name?
There has long been a ground swell of support to change the name Borderline Personality Disorder. People with the disorder as well as many who treat it have noted that the name is misleading, stigmatizing, and no longer accurately portrays the condition first...
May is Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month- 10: Botox for BPD?
A poster presented at the 2017 annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association suggested that botulinum toxin injected in the face – specifically the area between the eyebrows – improved
