By Melissa Valliant The truth behind (arguably) the most misunderstood mental illness of our time. Despite being more common than schizophrenia and bipolar disorder combined, borderline personality disorder remains one of the least understood and most stigmatized...
I had the honor of being invited to speak about BPD, DBT and my family’s experience this past weekend, at the Annual Conference of the Southwestern Pennsylvanis NAMI Affiliate. How progressive of this group of wonderful people, to feature BPD on their program!...
Ironically, it is clear that improving attitudes and behaviors of Clinicians surrounding BPD could potentially have the greatest and most positive impact on stigma. A lack of understanding of the disorder or knowing how to treat people with BPD, has resulted in the...
Dr. Blaise Aguirre starts the day by discussing STIGMA and why it is so very important to reduce stigma particularly in the professional community. He emphasizes the importance for Clinicians to become aware and understand the disorder well enough to diagnose and...
