What is Borderline
Personality Disorder?
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Borderline Personality Disorder
(BPD) is a serious mental
illness characterized by
pervasive instability in moods,
inter-personal relationships,
self-image, and behavior.
This instability often disrupts
family and work life, long-term
planning, and the individual's
sense of self-identity. While
less known than schizophrenia or
bipolar disorder
(manic-depressive illness), BPD
is more common, affecting 2% of
adults, mostly young women. |
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 The Connections Place (TCP) is a Manhattan center under the auspices
of NEA-BPD that offers a four-month job
preparedness program specifically
designed to open pathways to vocational
opportunities for clients with BPD. |
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Learn More |
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Visit TCP's New Website! |
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To learn more about
Borderline Personality Disorder,
read A BPD
Brief. Now available in
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Emotion
Regulation Skills Group |
| Are you a woman who experiences difficulties managing
deliberate self-harm? Would you like to
reduce your self-harm behavior? |
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If so, you may qualify for a research study at the University of
Mississippi Medical Center on a new group
therapy for self-harm. This study is being
done to see if teaching women new skills to
manage their emotions in healthy ways will
help them reduce their self-harm.
Participants will have 16 sessions of group
therapy and be asked to complete interviews,
questionnaires, and a computer game several
different times. |
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We are currently seeking participants who
meet the following criteria: |
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Self-harm within the
past year |
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Currently seeing an
individual therapist or case manager |
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No current substance dependence
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No current diagnosis of
bipolar I disorder or schizophrenia |
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Group therapy will be provided at no cost to
study participants and financial
compensation is available. |
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For further information about the study,
please contact us at 601-815-6344. All
inquiries will be kept strictly
confidential. |
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Kim L. Gratz, Ph.D., Principal
Investigator, 2500 North State Street,
Jackson, MS 39216, 601-815-6450, EOE,
M/F/D/V. |
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NEA-BPD Resource Library |
See What's New
in BPD Video and Audio Presentations |
NOW over 60
video presentations by
researchers and BPD experts -
reorganized for easier,
better targeted selection |
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NEW!! Click
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Advances in the Treatment of
Borderline Personality Disorder
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John Gunderson, MD
APA Conference, May 2008,
Washington DC |
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Share
Your Experiences --
Participate in the following
survey initiatives |
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Parents: Family Experiences |
| Please share your family's
unique experience with BPD in
order to help researchers
exploring early symptoms of the
disorder and the impact of a
child’s BPD on their parents’
lives. |
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Take the Survey Now |
A Forum of Experience:
Stigma and Borderline Personality Disorder |
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NEA-BPD is in the process of
developing an information base
on borderline personality
disorder. The topic we are
currently focusing on is the
stigma that surrounds the
disorder. We would appreciate
statements, from whatever
source, now and in the past that
attest to the stigma. Statements
might come from personal
encounters, print or TV or web
materials. Word limit is 150-250
words. All responses
will be used anonymously
without names of the
contributor. Thank you so much
for taking the time to do this. |
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neabpd@aol.com |
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