Understanding and Helping Loved Ones with Borderline Personality Disorder - Dr. Robin Kissell

The Gathering on Mental Health and the Church 2014
Audio Workshop - Robin L. Kissell, M.D., Director, Borderline Personality Disorder Initiative, Semel Institute, UCLA

Borderline Personality Disorder effects upwards of 6% of the population and those suffering with it are routinely misunderstood, misdiagnosed and terribly underserved. People with BPD suffer intense, overwhelming emotions, often deep self-hatred with self-harming behaviors and great difficulty with relationships and work. Those living with them, and loving them, suffer tremendously too, enduring helplessness, frustration, hurt and hopelessness. Understanding and education are the first steps to being better able to help effected loved ones. This workshop provides an introduction to BPD; it aims to explain the confounding and frightening behaviors of the illness, to provide a window on the internal experience of those afflicted with it and to offer tools for more effective communication. Finally, treatment options and educational resources are discussed.

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