It may be tempting for some with the diagnosis to attempt to manage Borderline Personality Disorder without the help of therapeutic intervention. However, despite dedication or the desire to recover, it is unlikely that a person with Borderline Personality Disorder will overcome BPD on their own without the guidance and insight that the therapeutic process can offer.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy is considered the best available course of treatment for people diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), but the lessons learned in DBT can be applied in your everyday life.

A look at how one Borderline Personality Disorder treatment program adapted traditional therapeutic approaches to BPD specifically for young people.

When adults enter treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder, they generally have already experienced many years of dysfunction. Early intervention with young can address behavioral problems and their root causes before they become completely entrenched.

This article provides you some techniques and practical applications of mentalization for families struggling to overcome the constant misunderstandings and distress that poor familial interactions can cause.

In this article, we will examine how family communication that does not include mentalization can lead to a cycle of misunderstandings and dysfunction, and increase distress and vulnerability.

Studies have shown that rates of co-occurrence of BPD and PTSD range from 36 percent to 58 percent in people receiving BPD treatment.

“Dialectics is all about improvisation, flexibility, movement, and change,” but this must be done while still remaining true to the core principles of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), according to Dr. Charles Swenson.

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.

“Inhibited grieving” is the suppression of emotion as a result of constant conflict. In this article, we will examine how families can start to overcome it and build stronger relationships with their loved one with Borderline Personality Disorder.