Borderline Personality Disorder:
Current Knowledge and Future Directions Professional and Family Perspectives
Saturday, June 3, 2006
UCLA, Semel Institute
Sponsored by:
Friends of the Semel Institute
Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA
National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder in association with NARSA.
Conference Program
What is Borderline Personality Disorder? |
Robin Kissell, M.D. Assistant Clinical Professor Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA |
Transference-Focused Psychotherapy: Aiming for Deep Personality Change |
Frank E. Yeomans, M.D., Ph.D. Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry Weill Medical College of Cornell University Director of Training, Personality Disorders Institute |
Assessing Suicide Risk in Borderline and Related Personality Disorders |
Paul S. Links, M.D., FRCPC Arthur Sommer Rotenberg Chair in Suicide Studies St. Michael’s Hospital Professor of Psychiatry University of Toronto |
Mentalization-Based Treatment: Understanding the Mind of the Borderline Patient |
Anthony W. Bateman, M.D., FRCPsych. Consultant Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health London, UK |
Benefits and Limitations of Psychopharmacologic Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder |
Kenneth R. Silk, M.D. Professor of Psychiatry Director, Personality Disorders Program University of Michigan Health System |
Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Emotion Regulation and Borderline Personality Disorder |
Katherine Anne Comtois, Ph.D. Senior Trainer, Dialectical Behavior Therapy Associate Professor Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences University of Washington School of Medicine |
| Psychotherapy for Borderline Personality Disorder: A Discussion of Perspectives | Moderator: Robin Kissell, M.D. Participants: Anthony W. Bateman, M.D., FRCPsych Katherine Anne Comtois, Ph.D. Frank E. Yeomans, M.D., Ph.D. |
Understanding and Working with the Family of the Borderline Patient |
Perry D. Hoffman, Ph.D. President, National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder (NEABPD) Director, Dialectical Behavior Therapy The Mount Sinai School of MedicineDixianne Penney, Dr.P.H. Executive Vice President National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder |
| Managing Self-Injury and Suicidal Behavior in Borderline Personality Disorder | Barbara Stanley, Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist Research Scientist, Department of Neuroscience New York State Psychiatric Institute Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons |