Study Distinguishes Adolescent- vs. Adult-Onset Borderline Personality Disorder
March 21, 2012 at 12:10 pm in BPD Symptoms, Family & Friends, Treatment & Therapy
While adolescent-onset Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is symptomatically similar to adult-onset BPD, it differs in other ways that may have prognostic significance, according to a recent study.
Study Examines Intentional Self-Injury in Women with Borderline Personality Disorder
November 21, 2011 at 10:53 am in Related Conditions
People with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) frequently engage in self-harmful behaviors, such as cutting and burning. A recent study by researchers at the University of Washington and Alliant International University aimed to find out what triggers these self-harmful behaviors, as well as suicide attempts.
Study Examines Adolescent BPD, Encourages Early Assessment
October 5, 2011 at 6:10 pm in BPD Symptoms, Family & Friends, Treatment & Therapy
The study, published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, looks at how teens think and whether their thoughts might indicate Borderline Personality Disorder.
NEA-BPD Offers Educational Videos Online
June 28, 2011 at 12:38 pm in BPD Symptoms, Family & Friends, Related Conditions, Treatment & Therapy
The National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder (NEA-BPD) holds workshops throughout the year on topics related to Borderline Personality Disorder. Since it’s impossible for you to attend every event held by NEA-BPD, the association makes a point of offering videos from leading BPD research professionals online and free of charge.
Study Sheds Light on BPD Symptom of Emotional Regulation
February 18, 2011 at 12:37 pm in BPD Symptoms, Treatment & Therapy
One of the characteristic symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is an inability to appropriately regulate emotions. People diagnosed with BPD often experience intense emotions in very black-and-white terms, preventing them from being able to cope effectively with what they are feeling or experiencing. A new study provides some insight into how this BPD symptom affects women with Borderline Personality Disorder.
Self-harm May Stop Painful Emotions for People with BPD
October 28, 2010 at 10:02 am in BPD Symptoms
People with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) typically experience intense emotions and have a hard time controlling those emotions. Physical pain seems to help them release emotional tension and is likely why they engage in self-harm, a common symptom of BPD.
BPD and Co-occurring PTSD Study Looks at Differences in Self-harm Among Women
October 25, 2010 at 1:50 pm in BPD Symptoms, Related Conditions
Women diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) alone attempt suicide for different reasons and with different degrees of severity than BPD patients with co-occurring Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), according to a recent study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
Upcoming BPD Research Studies Seek Participants
October 20, 2010 at 9:45 am in Family & Friends, Treatment & Therapy
Research studies aim to learn more about families living with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), as well as effective BPD treatment.
Is Borderline Personality Disorder Putting You at Risk for Obesity?
October 11, 2010 at 3:54 pm in BPD Symptoms, Related Conditions
Recent studies seem to indicate that, even 10 years after treatment for BPD, patients have a greater risk of long-term obesity than the rest of the population. The relationship between obesity and BPD is undeniable — but just how bad is it?
Why Borderline Personality Disorder Is More Common in Women
October 4, 2010 at 6:52 pm in BPD Symptoms
According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), about 75 percent of people who are diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) are women. There are a lot of theories about why this might be.


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