Personality Disorders Support Group
Personality disorders form a class of mental disorders that are characterized by long-lasting rigid patterns of thought and behaviour. Personality disorders are seen by the American Psychiatric Association as an enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations of the culture of the individual who exhibits it.
Hi I'm in a Day Program and we have a group on recovering from mental illness. One topic they'd like to cover id Borderline Personality disorder. I suffer from it so I know some things about it but I need a reading material that would be good for a basic info on the disorder. A good website that has good non misinformed info on the disorder that does not put us in a bad light. I'm looking but this would be easier with some help. As for now I don't have a time line on when it needs to be in but it might be needed by the end of this month. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks Ponygirl74.
http://www.bpdcentral.com/index.php
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/borderline-personality-disorder/DS00442
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/borderline-personality-disorder-fact-sheet/index.shtml
Those are probably the best two for basic, and unbiased info. A good book i would suggest is called "somtimes i act crazy: living with borderline personality disorder." Theres a lot of good information in there and it doesnt put us in such a negative light.
It does say BPD is hard to treat BUT that's mainly because it's a relatively newly defined disorder that hasn't been researched enough. However, they are rapidly finding effective treatments. Compared to two years ago I find way much more positive information and treatment strategies.
I hope your search goes well and I hope your treatment goes well!