Borderline Personality Disorder: Clinical & Family Perspectives – December 3, 2005

Borderline Personality Disorder: Clinical & Family Perspectives

December 3, 2005
Minneapolis, MN

Conference Sponsors:	Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota Medical School National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder Continuing Medical Education, University of Minnesota Medical School
Conference Overview:	Borderline Personality Disorder is present in 1-2% of the population, yet little attention has been paid to research and services for patients and their families. In order to focus more attention in this area, NEABPD has been formed to bring the latest education to clinicians and family members. This meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota combines the efforts of NEABPD with the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota Medical School. The morning section of the meeting provides an overview of borderline personality disorder by Dr. Robert Friedel, author of the new book, Demystifying Borderline Personality Disorder, and a lecture on the use of fMRI to identify emotional recognition in humans by Dr. Katie Thomas, University of Minnesota. Other lectures include up-to-date information on Dialectical Behavioral Therapy – both for patients and for family members. To accentuate the needs of families, a family panel will be convened. At the conclusion of the meeting, the clinician and family attendees alike will have gained valuable insights into the underlying issues of BPD and the latest in treatment approaches.
Course Director:	S. Charles Schulz, MD Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry University of Minnesota
Audience:	This conference would be ideal for psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers and family members connected with Borderline Personality Disorder.
Conference Objectives:	Following this conference, participants should be able to: 1. Describe the general characteristics of borderline personality disorder & including symptoms and biological measures 2. Recognize the utility of neuroscience research in unlocking the mysteries of BPD – focus on brain imaging 3. Explain the characteristics of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) 4. Identify the concepts of DBT for family members 5. Discuss the studies of medications in the treatment of borderline personality disorder

Conference Program

Opening and Welcome	Perry Hoffman, PhD President, National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder Sue Abderholden Executive Director, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill – Minnesota S. Charles Schulz, MD Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota
Overview of Course of BPD	Robert Friedel, MD Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth University
Emotional Recognition	Katie Thomas, PhD Assistant Professor, Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota
Family Panel	Moderator: Richelle Moore, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota Medical School
Dialectical Behavior Therapy	Suzanne Witterholt, MD Senior Staff Psychiatrist, Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota
Family Impact, Intervention Support	Richelle Moore, PhD Assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota Medical School
Medication Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder	S. Charles Schulz, MD Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota