Professional, Family and Consumer Perspectives – Saturday, November 6, 2004

Borderline Personality Disorder:
Professional, Family and Consumer Perspectives

Saturday, November 6, 2004
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

Sponsored by:	The National Education Alliance For Borderline Personality Disorder in partnership with NARSAD
In cooperation with:	The Menninger Clinic and The Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Baylor College of Medicine
Community Partners:	NAMI Metropolitan Houston
Statement of Need:	BPD is a severe illness and people who suffer from it are underserved. Friends and families are often bewildered and do not know how to help. Treatment programs for those with BPD need to be more readily available. Families need access to programs such as those already developed for several mental illnesses. This one-day seminar provides the opportunity to listen to experts in the field. All presenters have both medical and/or personal knowledge.
Purpose:	This one-day seminar provides the opportunity to listen to experts in the field. All presenters have both medical and/or personal knowledge.

Conference Program

Welcome	Perry D. Hoffman, PhD President, NEABPDCarolyn E. Hamilton President, NAMI Metropolitan Houston and NAMI West Houston
Opening Remarks and Overview of BPD	Richard L. Munich, MD Chief of Staff, The Menninger Clinic Vice Chair and Professor of Psychiatry Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine
Psychobiology	Glenn Gabbard, MD Brown Foundation Professor of Psychiatry Director of Clinic, Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavior Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine
Childhood Antecedents	Efrain Bleiberg, MD Friedman Professor and Vice Chair for Child and Adolescent Services Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine
Panel: Family and Consumer Perspectives	Moderator: Richard L. Munich, MD
Treatment: Transference Focused Psychotherapy	Diana Diamond, PhD Associate Psychotherapy Professor of Clinical Psychology City University of New York Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Weill Medical College of Cornell University, White Plains, NY
Treatment: Dialectical Behavior Therapy	Kate Comtois, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Medication for Personality Disorders	Kenneth R. Silk, MD Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Interactive Panel: Looking Forward	Moderator: Richard L. Munich, MD