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How to Understand Personality Disorders: View A Top Rated Video from Youtube

Personality disorders are long-term patterns of thoughts and behaviors that cause serious problems with relationships and work. People with personality disorders have difficulty dealing with everyday stresses and problems. They often have stormy relationships with other people. The exact cause of personality disorders is unknown. However, genes and childhood experiences may play a role.

Symptoms vary widely depending on the specific type of personality disorder. Treatment usually includes talk therapy and sometimes medicine.

Start Here

• Personality Disorders(AGS Foundation for Health in Aging) - http://www.healthinaging.org/agingintheknow/chapters_ch_trial.asp?ch=35
• Personality Disorders(Mental Health America) - http://www.nmha.org/go/information/get-info/personality-disorders

Overviews

• Personality Disorders(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/personality-disorders/DS00562/METHOD=print&DSECTION=all
• Personality Disorders(Merck & Co., Inc.) - http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec07/ch105/ch105a.html

Latest News

• Heavier Women Seen Prone to Personality Disorders(01/06/2009, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_73491.html

Treatment

• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy(NAMI) - http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=About_Treatments_and_Supports&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=7952
• Psychotherapies for Children and Adolescents(American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) - http://www.aacap.org/page.ww?name=Psychotherapies+For+Children+And+Adolescents&section=Facts+for+Families
  Also available in Spanish http://www.aacap.org/page.ww?section=Informacion+para+la+Familia&name=La+Sicoterapia+Para+Ninos+y+Adolescentes+No.+86
• Suggested Questions to Ask Before Selecting a Treatment Program(Borderline Personality Disorder Resource Center) - http://www.bpdresourcecenter.org/family.htm

Specific Conditions

• Antisocial Personality Disorder(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/antisocial-personality-disorder/DS00829/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print
• Borderline Personality Disorder: Raising Questions, Finding Answers(National Institute of Mental Health) - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/borderline-personality-disorder.shtml
• Dependent Personality Disorder(Cleveland Clinic Foundation) - http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/personality_disorders/hic_dependent_personality_disorder.aspx
• Dissociative Disorders(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/dissociative-disorders/DS00574/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print
• Histrionic Personality Disorder(Cleveland Clinic Foundation) - http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/personality_disorders/hic_histrionic_personality_disorder.aspx
• Narcissistic Personality Disorder(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/narcissistic-personality-disorder/DS00652/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print
• Paranoia and Paronoid Disorders(Mental Health America) - http://www.nmha.org/go/information/get-info/paranoia-and-paranoid-disorders
• Schizoid Personality Disorder(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/schizoid-personality-disorder/DS00865/METHOD=print&DSECTION=all
• Schizotypal Personality Disorder(InteliHealth) - http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/33022.html

Related Issues

• Co-Occurring Disorders(Borderline Personality Disorder Resource Center) - http://www.bpdresourcecenter.org/what_disorders.htm
• Overview of Factitious Disorders(Cleveland Clinic Foundation) - http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/factitious_disorders/hic_an_overview_of_factitious_disorders.aspx

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Antisocial Personality Disorder(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Antisocial+Personality+Disorder%22
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Borderline Personality Disorder(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Borderline+Personality+Disorder%22
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Personality Disorders(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Personality+Disorders%22

Research

• Pilot Study Will Test New Treatment to Reduce Self-Harm in Borderline Personality Disorder(National Institute of Mental Health) - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/science-news/2008/pilot-study-will-test-new-treatment-to-reduce-self-harm-in-borderline-personality-disorder.shtml

Journal Articles

References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

• Article: The structure of genetic and environmental risk factors for DSM-IV... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19047531&tool=MedlinePlus
• Article: Do improvements after inpatient dialectial behavioral therapy persist in the... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19008737&tool=MedlinePlus
• Article: Questioning the coherence of histrionic personality disorder: borderline and hysterical... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19008729&tool=MedlinePlus
• Personality Disorders -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=personality+disorders[majr]+AND+english[la]+AND+humans[mh]+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt]+OR+case+reports[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus

Medical Encyclopedia

• Personality Disorders - http://vsearch.nlm.nih.gov/vivisimo/cgi-bin/query-meta?v:project=medlineplus&binning-state=group%3d%3dMedical%20Encyclopedia&query=Personality+Disorders

Dictionaries/Glossaries

• Glossary of Terms (Borderline Personality Disorder)(Borderline Personality Disorder Resource Center) - http://www.bpdresourcecenter.org/what_glossary.htm

Directories

• American Psychiatric Association District Branch / State Association Directory(American Psychiatric Association) - http://onlineapa.psych.org/listing/
• Mental Health Services Locator(Center for Mental Health Services) - http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/databases/
• National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology - http://www.nationalregister.com/osd/search.php

Organizations

• Mental Health America - http://www.nmha.org/
• NAMI - http://www.nami.org/
  Also available in Spanish http://www.nami.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Inform_Yourself/NAMI_en_español/NAMI_en_español.htm
• National Institute of Mental Health - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/

Statistics

• FASTATS: Mental Health Disorders(National Center for Health Statistics) - http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/mental.htm
• Numbers Count: Mental Disorders in America(National Institute of Mental Health) - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/the-numbers-count-mental-disorders-in-america.shtml

Seniors

• Personality Disorders(AGS Foundation for Health in Aging) - http://www.healthinaging.org/agingintheknow/chapters_ch_trial.asp?ch=35

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:

• Mental Health - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mentalhealth.html
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/obsessivecompulsivedisorder.html
• Mental Health and Behavior - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mentalhealthandbehavior.html

Sources: National Insittute of Mental Health, Youtube, See also blogposts in: Psychiatric Disorders: Personality Disorders

Dr. Jeffrey Speller

Dr. Tanya Korkosz

Psychopharmacology Associates of New England

www.psychopharmassociates.com

How to Understand Avoidant Personality Disorder: View A Top Rated Video from Youtube

Personality disorders are long-term patterns of thoughts and behaviors that cause serious problems with relationships and work. People with personality disorders have difficulty dealing with everyday stresses and problems. They often have stormy relationships with other people. The exact cause of personality disorders is unknown. However, genes and childhood experiences may play a role.

Symptoms vary widely depending on the specific type of personality disorder. Treatment usually includes talk therapy and sometimes medicine.

Start Here

• Personality Disorders(AGS Foundation for Health in Aging) - http://www.healthinaging.org/agingintheknow/chapters_ch_trial.asp?ch=35
• Personality Disorders(Mental Health America) - http://www.nmha.org/go/information/get-info/personality-disorders

Overviews

• Personality Disorders(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/personality-disorders/DS00562/METHOD=print&DSECTION=all
• Personality Disorders(Merck & Co., Inc.) - http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec07/ch105/ch105a.html

Latest News

• Heavier Women Seen Prone to Personality Disorders(01/06/2009, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_73491.html

Treatment

• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy(NAMI) - http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=About_Treatments_and_Supports&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=7952
• Psychotherapies for Children and Adolescents(American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) - http://www.aacap.org/page.ww?name=Psychotherapies+For+Children+And+Adolescents&section=Facts+for+Families
  Also available in Spanish http://www.aacap.org/page.ww?section=Informacion+para+la+Familia&name=La+Sicoterapia+Para+Ninos+y+Adolescentes+No.+86
• Suggested Questions to Ask Before Selecting a Treatment Program(Borderline Personality Disorder Resource Center) - http://www.bpdresourcecenter.org/family.htm

Specific Conditions

• Antisocial Personality Disorder(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/antisocial-personality-disorder/DS00829/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print
• Borderline Personality Disorder: Raising Questions, Finding Answers(National Institute of Mental Health) - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/borderline-personality-disorder.shtml
• Dependent Personality Disorder(Cleveland Clinic Foundation) - http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/personality_disorders/hic_dependent_personality_disorder.aspx
• Dissociative Disorders(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/dissociative-disorders/DS00574/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print
• Histrionic Personality Disorder(Cleveland Clinic Foundation) - http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/personality_disorders/hic_histrionic_personality_disorder.aspx
• Narcissistic Personality Disorder(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/narcissistic-personality-disorder/DS00652/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print
• Paranoia and Paronoid Disorders(Mental Health America) - http://www.nmha.org/go/information/get-info/paranoia-and-paranoid-disorders
• Schizoid Personality Disorder(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/schizoid-personality-disorder/DS00865/METHOD=print&DSECTION=all
• Schizotypal Personality Disorder(InteliHealth) - http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/33022.html

Related Issues

• Co-Occurring Disorders(Borderline Personality Disorder Resource Center) - http://www.bpdresourcecenter.org/what_disorders.htm
• Overview of Factitious Disorders(Cleveland Clinic Foundation) - http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/factitious_disorders/hic_an_overview_of_factitious_disorders.aspx

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Antisocial Personality Disorder(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Antisocial+Personality+Disorder%22
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Borderline Personality Disorder(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Borderline+Personality+Disorder%22
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Personality Disorders(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Personality+Disorders%22

Research

• Pilot Study Will Test New Treatment to Reduce Self-Harm in Borderline Personality Disorder(National Institute of Mental Health) - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/science-news/2008/pilot-study-will-test-new-treatment-to-reduce-self-harm-in-borderline-personality-disorder.shtml

Journal Articles

References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

• Article: The structure of genetic and environmental risk factors for DSM-IV... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19047531&tool=MedlinePlus
• Article: Do improvements after inpatient dialectial behavioral therapy persist in the... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19008737&tool=MedlinePlus
• Article: Questioning the coherence of histrionic personality disorder: borderline and hysterical... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19008729&tool=MedlinePlus
• Personality Disorders -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=personality+disorders[majr]+AND+english[la]+AND+humans[mh]+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt]+OR+case+reports[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus

Medical Encyclopedia

• Personality Disorders - http://vsearch.nlm.nih.gov/vivisimo/cgi-bin/query-meta?v:project=medlineplus&binning-state=group%3d%3dMedical%20Encyclopedia&query=Personality+Disorders

Dictionaries/Glossaries

• Glossary of Terms (Borderline Personality Disorder)(Borderline Personality Disorder Resource Center) - http://www.bpdresourcecenter.org/what_glossary.htm

Directories

• American Psychiatric Association District Branch / State Association Directory(American Psychiatric Association) - http://onlineapa.psych.org/listing/
• Mental Health Services Locator(Center for Mental Health Services) - http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/databases/
• National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology - http://www.nationalregister.com/osd/search.php

Organizations

• Mental Health America - http://www.nmha.org/
• NAMI - http://www.nami.org/
  Also available in Spanish http://www.nami.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Inform_Yourself/NAMI_en_español/NAMI_en_español.htm
• National Institute of Mental Health - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/

Statistics

• FASTATS: Mental Health Disorders(National Center for Health Statistics) - http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/mental.htm
• Numbers Count: Mental Disorders in America(National Institute of Mental Health) - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/the-numbers-count-mental-disorders-in-america.shtml

Seniors

• Personality Disorders(AGS Foundation for Health in Aging) - http://www.healthinaging.org/agingintheknow/chapters_ch_trial.asp?ch=35

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:

• Mental Health - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mentalhealth.html
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/obsessivecompulsivedisorder.html
• Mental Health and Behavior - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mentalhealthandbehavior.html

Sources: National Insittute of Mental Health, Youbube, See also blogposts in: Psychiatric Disorders: Personality Disorders

Dr. Jeffrey Speller

Dr. Tanya Korkosz

Psychopharmacology Associates of New England

www.psychopharmassociates.com

How to Understand Borderline Personality Disorder: View A Top Rated Video from Youtube

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a serious mental illness characterized by pervasive instability in moods, interpersonal relationships, self-image, and behavior. This instability often disrupts family and work life, long-term planning, and the individual's sense of self-identity. Originally thought to be at the "borderline" of psychosis, people with BPD suffer from a disorder of emotion regulation. While less well known than schizophrenia or bipolar disorder (manic-depressive illness), BPD is more common, affecting 2 percent of adults, mostly young women.¹ There is a high rate of self-injury without suicide intent, as well as a significant rate of suicide attempts and completed suicide in severe cases.^2,3 Patients often need extensive mental health services, and account for 20 percent of psychiatric hospitalizations.⁴ Yet, with help, many improve over time and are eventually able to lead productive lives.

Symptoms

While a person with depression or bipolar disorder typically endures the same mood for weeks, a person with BPD may experience intense bouts of anger, depression, and anxiety that may last only hours, or at most a day.⁵ These may be associated with episodes of impulsive aggression, self-injury, and drug or alcohol abuse. Distortions in cognition and sense of self can lead to frequent changes in long-term goals, career plans, jobs, friendships, gender identity, and values. Sometimes people with BPD view themselves as fundamentally bad, or unworthy. They may feel unfairly misunderstood or mistreated, bored, empty, and have little idea who they are. Such symptoms are most acute when people with BPD feel isolated and lacking in social support, and may result in frantic efforts to avoid being alone.

People with BPD often have highly unstable patterns of social relationships. While they can develop intense but stormy attachments, their attitudes towards family, friends, and loved ones may suddenly shift from idealization (great admiration and love) to devaluation (intense anger and dislike). Thus, they may form an immediate attachment and idealize the other person, but when a slight separation or conflict occurs, they switch unexpectedly to the other extreme and angrily accuse the other person of not caring for them at all. Even with family members, individuals with BPD are highly sensitive to rejection, reacting with anger and distress to such mild separations as a vacation, a business trip, or a sudden change in plans. These fears of abandonment seem to be related to difficulties feeling emotionally connected to important persons when they are physically absent, leaving the individual with BPD feeling lost and perhaps worthless. Suicide threats and attempts may occur along with anger at perceived abandonment and disappointments.

People with BPD exhibit other impulsive behaviors, such as excessive spending, binge eating and risky sex. BPD often occurs together with other psychiatric problems, particularly bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety disorders, substance abuse, and other personality disorders.

Treatment

Treatments for BPD have improved in recent years. Group and individual psychotherapy are at least partially effective for many patients. Within the past 15 years, a new psychosocial treatment termed dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) was developed specifically to treat BPD, and this technique has looked promising in treatment studies.⁶ Pharmacological treatments are often prescribed based on specific target symptoms shown by the individual patient. Antidepressant drugs and mood stabilizers may be helpful for depressed and/or labile mood. Antipsychotic drugs may also be used when there are distortions in thinking.⁷

Recent Research Findings

Although the cause of BPD is unknown, both environmental and genetic factors are thought to play a role in predisposing patients to BPD symptoms and traits. Studies show that many, but not all individuals with BPD report a history of abuse, neglect, or separation as young children.⁸ Forty to 71 percent of BPD patients report having been sexually abused, usually by a non-caregiver.⁹ Researchers believe that BPD results from a combination of individual vulnerability to environmental stress, neglect or abuse as young children, and a series of events that trigger the onset of the disorder as young adults. Adults with BPD are also considerably more likely to be the victim of violence, including rape and other crimes. This may result from both harmful environments as well as impulsivity and poor judgement in choosing partners and lifestyles.

NIMH-funded neuroscience research is revealing brain mechanisms underlying the impulsivity, mood instability, aggression, anger, and negative emotion seen in BPD. Studies suggest that people predisposed to impulsive aggression have impaired regulation of the neural circuits that modulate emotion.¹⁰ The amygdala, a small almond-shaped structure deep inside the brain, is an important component of the circuit that regulates negative emotion. In response to signals from other brain centers indicating a perceived threat, it marshals fear and arousal. This might be more pronounced under the influence of drugs like alcohol, or stress. Areas in the front of the brain (pre-frontal area) act to dampen the activity of this circuit. Recent brain imaging studies show that individual differences in the ability to activate regions of the prefrontal cerebral cortex thought to be involved in inhibitory activity predict the ability to suppress negative emotion.¹¹

Serotonin, norepinephrine and acetylcholine are among the chemical messengers in these circuits that play a role in the regulation of emotions, including sadness, anger, anxiety, and irritability. Drugs that enhance brain serotonin function may improve emotional symptoms in BPD. Likewise, mood-stabilizing drugs that are known to enhance the activity of GABA, the brain's major inhibitory neurotransmitter, may help people who experience BPD-like mood swings. Such brain-based vulnerabilities can be managed with help from behavioral interventions and medications, much like people manage susceptibility to diabetes or high blood pressure.⁷

Future Progress

Studies that translate basic findings about the neural basis of temperament, mood regulation, and cognition into clinically relevant insights which bear directly on BPD represent a growing area of NIMH-supported research. Research is also underway to test the efficacy of combining medications with behavioral treatments like DBT, and gauging the effect of childhood abuse and other stress in BPD on brain hormones. Data from the first prospective, longitudinal study of BPD, which began in the early 1990s, is expected to reveal how treatment affects the course of the illness. It will also pinpoint specific environmental factors and personality traits that predict a more favorable outcome. The Institute is also collaborating with a private foundation to help attract new researchers to develop a better understanding and better treatment for BPD.

References

¹Swartz M, Blazer D, George L, Winfield I. Estimating the prevalence of borderline personality disorder in the community. Journal of Personality Disorders, 1990; 4(3): 257-72.

²Soloff PH, Lis JA, Kelly T, Cornelius J, Ulrich R. Self-mutilation and suicidal behavior in borderline personality disorder. Journal of Personality Disorders, 1994; 8(4): 257-67.

³Gardner DL, Cowdry RW. Suicidal and parasuicidal behavior in borderline personality disorder. Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 1985; 8(2): 389-403.

⁴Zanarini MC, Frankenburg FR. Treatment histories of borderline inpatients. Comprehensive Psychiatry, in press.

⁵Zanarini MC, Frankenburg FR, DeLuca CJ, Hennen J, Khera GS, Gunderson JG. The pain of being borderline: dysphoric states specific to borderline personality disorder. Harvard Review of Psychiatry, 1998; 6(4): 201-7.

⁶Koerner K, Linehan MM. Research on dialectical behavior therapy for patients with borderline personality disorder. Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 2000; 23(1): 151-67.

⁷Siever LJ, Koenigsberg HW. The frustrating no-mans-land of borderline personality disorder. Cerebrum, The Dana Forum on Brain Science, 2000; 2(4).

⁸Zanarini MC, Frankenburg. Pathways to the development of borderline personality disorder. Journal of Personality Disorders, 1997; 11(1): 93-104.

⁹Zanarini MC. Childhood experiences associated with the development of borderline personality disorder. Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 2000; 23(1): 89-101.

¹⁰Davidson RJ, Jackson DC, Kalin NH. Emotion, plasticity, context and regulation: perspectives from affective neuroscience. Psychological Bulletin, 2000; 126(6): 873-89.

¹¹Davidson RJ, Putnam KM, Larson CL. Dysfunction in the neural circuitry of emotion regulation - a possible prelude to violence. Science, 2000; 289(5479): 591-4.

Eleven Great Books on Borderline Personality Disorder:

1. New Hope for People with Borderline Personality Disorder: Your Friendly, Authoritative Guide to the Latest in Traditional and Complementary Solutions by Neil R. Bockian, Nora Elizabeth Villagran, and Valerie Porr (Paperback - Jun 25, 2002)
2. The Borderline Personality Disorder Survival Guide by Alex Chapman and Kim Gratz
3. Sometimes I Act Crazy: Living with Borderline Personality Disorder by Jerold J., M.D. Kreisman and Hal Straus (Paperback - April 14, 2006)
4. Borderline Personality Disorder Demystified: An Essential Guide for Understanding and Living with BPD by Robert O. Friedel
5. Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care About Has Borderline Personality Disorder by Paul T. Mason and Randi Kreger
6. Borderline Personality Disorder (The Facts) by Roy Krawitz and Wendy Jackson (Paperback - April 7, 2008)
7. Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescents: A Complete Guide to Understanding and Coping When Your Adolescent Has BPD by Blaise A. Aguirre (Paperback - Nov 1, 2007)
8. Breaking Free from Boomerang Love: Getting Unhooked from Borderline Personality Disorder Relationships by Lynn Melville (Paperback - Sep 1, 2004)
9. Understanding the Borderline Mother: Helping Her Children Transcend the Intense, Unpredictable, and Volatile Relationship by Christine Ann Lawson (Paperback - Jul 28, 2002)
10. I Hate You, Don't Leave Me: Understanding the Borderline Personality by Jerold J. Kreisman and Hal Straus (Mass Market Paperback - Feb 1, 1991)
11. Get Me Out of Here: My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder by Rachel Reiland (Paperback - Sep 1, 2004)

Additional Resources:

• For related articles on borderline personality disorder on the Web, click on: “Sphere: Related Content” located at the bottom of this blog post.
• For related books or blog posts with related content in Dr. Jeff’s and Dr. Tanya’s Blog, go to “Psychiatric Disorders: Personality Disorders” or type in the keyword “borderline personality disorder” into “Google Search” located in the sidebar.
• For more books with related content, click any hyperlinked keyword in the blog or type in the keyword, “borderline personality disorder” into “Amazon Search” on the Amazon banner located in the side bar.

Resource and Support Groups for Borderline Personality Disorders:

1. Borderline Personality Disorder
2. Borderline Personality
3. BPD World  

Sources: National Insittute of Mental Health, Youtube, See also blogposts in: Psychiatric Disorders: Personality Disorders

Dr. Tanya Korkosz

Dr. Jeffrey Speller

Psychopharmacology Associates of New England

www.psychopharmassociates.com

How to Understand Schizotypal Personality Disorder: View A Top Rated Video from Youtube

Personality disorders are long-term patterns of thoughts and behaviors that cause serious problems with relationships and work. People with personality disorders have difficulty dealing with everyday stresses and problems. They often have stormy relationships with other people. The exact cause of personality disorders is unknown. However, genes and childhood experiences may play a role.

Symptoms vary widely depending on the specific type of personality disorder. Treatment usually includes talk therapy and sometimes medicine.

Start Here

• Personality Disorders(AGS Foundation for Health in Aging) - http://www.healthinaging.org/agingintheknow/chapters_ch_trial.asp?ch=35
• Personality Disorders(Mental Health America) - http://www.nmha.org/go/information/get-info/personality-disorders

Overviews

• Personality Disorders(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/personality-disorders/DS00562/METHOD=print&DSECTION=all
• Personality Disorders(Merck & Co., Inc.) - http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec07/ch105/ch105a.html

Latest News

• Heavier Women Seen Prone to Personality Disorders(01/06/2009, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_73491.html

Treatment

• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy(NAMI) - http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=About_Treatments_and_Supports&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=7952
• Psychotherapies for Children and Adolescents(American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) - http://www.aacap.org/page.ww?name=Psychotherapies+For+Children+And+Adolescents&section=Facts+for+Families
  Also available in Spanish http://www.aacap.org/page.ww?section=Informacion+para+la+Familia&name=La+Sicoterapia+Para+Ninos+y+Adolescentes+No.+86
• Suggested Questions to Ask Before Selecting a Treatment Program(Borderline Personality Disorder Resource Center) - http://www.bpdresourcecenter.org/family.htm

Specific Conditions

• Antisocial Personality Disorder(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/antisocial-personality-disorder/DS00829/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print
• Borderline Personality Disorder: Raising Questions, Finding Answers(National Institute of Mental Health) - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/borderline-personality-disorder.shtml
• Dependent Personality Disorder(Cleveland Clinic Foundation) - http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/personality_disorders/hic_dependent_personality_disorder.aspx
• Dissociative Disorders(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/dissociative-disorders/DS00574/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print
• Histrionic Personality Disorder(Cleveland Clinic Foundation) - http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/personality_disorders/hic_histrionic_personality_disorder.aspx
• Narcissistic Personality Disorder(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/narcissistic-personality-disorder/DS00652/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print
• Paranoia and Paronoid Disorders(Mental Health America) - http://www.nmha.org/go/information/get-info/paranoia-and-paranoid-disorders
• Schizoid Personality Disorder(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/schizoid-personality-disorder/DS00865/METHOD=print&DSECTION=all
• Schizotypal Personality Disorder(InteliHealth) - http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/33022.html

Related Issues

• Co-Occurring Disorders(Borderline Personality Disorder Resource Center) - http://www.bpdresourcecenter.org/what_disorders.htm
• Overview of Factitious Disorders(Cleveland Clinic Foundation) - http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/factitious_disorders/hic_an_overview_of_factitious_disorders.aspx

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Antisocial Personality Disorder(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Antisocial+Personality+Disorder%22
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Borderline Personality Disorder(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Borderline+Personality+Disorder%22
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Personality Disorders(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Personality+Disorders%22

Research

• Pilot Study Will Test New Treatment to Reduce Self-Harm in Borderline Personality Disorder(National Institute of Mental Health) - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/science-news/2008/pilot-study-will-test-new-treatment-to-reduce-self-harm-in-borderline-personality-disorder.shtml

Journal Articles

References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

• Article: The structure of genetic and environmental risk factors for DSM-IV... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19047531&tool=MedlinePlus
• Article: Do improvements after inpatient dialectial behavioral therapy persist in the... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19008737&tool=MedlinePlus
• Article: Questioning the coherence of histrionic personality disorder: borderline and hysterical... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19008729&tool=MedlinePlus
• Personality Disorders -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=personality+disorders[majr]+AND+english[la]+AND+humans[mh]+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt]+OR+case+reports[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus

Medical Encyclopedia

• Personality Disorders - http://vsearch.nlm.nih.gov/vivisimo/cgi-bin/query-meta?v:project=medlineplus&binning-state=group%3d%3dMedical%20Encyclopedia&query=Personality+Disorders

Dictionaries/Glossaries

• Glossary of Terms (Borderline Personality Disorder)(Borderline Personality Disorder Resource Center) - http://www.bpdresourcecenter.org/what_glossary.htm

Directories

• American Psychiatric Association District Branch / State Association Directory(American Psychiatric Association) - http://onlineapa.psych.org/listing/
• Mental Health Services Locator(Center for Mental Health Services) - http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/databases/
• National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology - http://www.nationalregister.com/osd/search.php

Organizations

• Mental Health America - http://www.nmha.org/
• NAMI - http://www.nami.org/
  Also available in Spanish http://www.nami.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Inform_Yourself/NAMI_en_español/NAMI_en_español.htm
• National Institute of Mental Health - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/

Statistics

• FASTATS: Mental Health Disorders(National Center for Health Statistics) - http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/mental.htm
• Numbers Count: Mental Disorders in America(National Institute of Mental Health) - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/the-numbers-count-mental-disorders-in-america.shtml

Seniors

• Personality Disorders(AGS Foundation for Health in Aging) - http://www.healthinaging.org/agingintheknow/chapters_ch_trial.asp?ch=35

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:

• Mental Health - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mentalhealth.html
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/obsessivecompulsivedisorder.html
• Mental Health and Behavior - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mentalhealthandbehavior.html

Sources: National Insittute of Mental Health, Youtube, See also blogposts in: Psychiatric Disorders: Personality Disorders

Dr. Jeffrey Speller

Dr. Tanya Korkosz

Psychopharmacology Associates of New England

www.psychopharmassociates.com

How to Understand Paranoid Personality Disorder: View A Top Rated Video from Youtube

Personality disorders are long-term patterns of thoughts and behaviors that cause serious problems with relationships and work. People with personality disorders have difficulty dealing with everyday stresses and problems. They often have stormy relationships with other people. The exact cause of personality disorders is unknown. However, genes and childhood experiences may play a role.

Symptoms vary widely depending on the specific type of personality disorder. Treatment usually includes talk therapy and sometimes medicine.

Start Here

• Personality Disorders(AGS Foundation for Health in Aging) - http://www.healthinaging.org/agingintheknow/chapters_ch_trial.asp?ch=35
• Personality Disorders(Mental Health America) - http://www.nmha.org/go/information/get-info/personality-disorders

Overviews

• Personality Disorders(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/personality-disorders/DS00562/METHOD=print&DSECTION=all
• Personality Disorders(Merck & Co., Inc.) - http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec07/ch105/ch105a.html

Latest News

• Heavier Women Seen Prone to Personality Disorders(01/06/2009, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_73491.html

Treatment

• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy(NAMI) - http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=About_Treatments_and_Supports&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=7952
• Psychotherapies for Children and Adolescents(American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) - http://www.aacap.org/page.ww?name=Psychotherapies+For+Children+And+Adolescents&section=Facts+for+Families
  Also available in Spanish http://www.aacap.org/page.ww?section=Informacion+para+la+Familia&name=La+Sicoterapia+Para+Ninos+y+Adolescentes+No.+86
• Suggested Questions to Ask Before Selecting a Treatment Program(Borderline Personality Disorder Resource Center) - http://www.bpdresourcecenter.org/family.htm

Specific Conditions

• Antisocial Personality Disorder(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/antisocial-personality-disorder/DS00829/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print
• Borderline Personality Disorder: Raising Questions, Finding Answers(National Institute of Mental Health) - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/borderline-personality-disorder.shtml
• Dependent Personality Disorder(Cleveland Clinic Foundation) - http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/personality_disorders/hic_dependent_personality_disorder.aspx
• Dissociative Disorders(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/dissociative-disorders/DS00574/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print
• Histrionic Personality Disorder(Cleveland Clinic Foundation) - http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/personality_disorders/hic_histrionic_personality_disorder.aspx
• Narcissistic Personality Disorder(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/narcissistic-personality-disorder/DS00652/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print
• Paranoia and Paronoid Disorders(Mental Health America) - http://www.nmha.org/go/information/get-info/paranoia-and-paranoid-disorders
• Schizoid Personality Disorder(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/schizoid-personality-disorder/DS00865/METHOD=print&DSECTION=all
• Schizotypal Personality Disorder(InteliHealth) - http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/33022.html

Related Issues

• Co-Occurring Disorders(Borderline Personality Disorder Resource Center) - http://www.bpdresourcecenter.org/what_disorders.htm
• Overview of Factitious Disorders(Cleveland Clinic Foundation) - http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/factitious_disorders/hic_an_overview_of_factitious_disorders.aspx

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Antisocial Personality Disorder(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Antisocial+Personality+Disorder%22
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Borderline Personality Disorder(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Borderline+Personality+Disorder%22
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Personality Disorders(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Personality+Disorders%22

Research

• Pilot Study Will Test New Treatment to Reduce Self-Harm in Borderline Personality Disorder(National Institute of Mental Health) - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/science-news/2008/pilot-study-will-test-new-treatment-to-reduce-self-harm-in-borderline-personality-disorder.shtml

Journal Articles

References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

• Article: The structure of genetic and environmental risk factors for DSM-IV... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19047531&tool=MedlinePlus
• Article: Do improvements after inpatient dialectial behavioral therapy persist in the... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19008737&tool=MedlinePlus
• Article: Questioning the coherence of histrionic personality disorder: borderline and hysterical... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19008729&tool=MedlinePlus
• Personality Disorders -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=personality+disorders[majr]+AND+english[la]+AND+humans[mh]+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt]+OR+case+reports[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus

Medical Encyclopedia

• Personality Disorders - http://vsearch.nlm.nih.gov/vivisimo/cgi-bin/query-meta?v:project=medlineplus&binning-state=group%3d%3dMedical%20Encyclopedia&query=Personality+Disorders

Dictionaries/Glossaries

• Glossary of Terms (Borderline Personality Disorder)(Borderline Personality Disorder Resource Center) - http://www.bpdresourcecenter.org/what_glossary.htm

Directories

• American Psychiatric Association District Branch / State Association Directory(American Psychiatric Association) - http://onlineapa.psych.org/listing/
• Mental Health Services Locator(Center for Mental Health Services) - http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/databases/
• National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology - http://www.nationalregister.com/osd/search.php

Organizations

• Mental Health America - http://www.nmha.org/
• NAMI - http://www.nami.org/
  Also available in Spanish http://www.nami.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Inform_Yourself/NAMI_en_español/NAMI_en_español.htm
• National Institute of Mental Health - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/

Statistics

• FASTATS: Mental Health Disorders(National Center for Health Statistics) - http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/mental.htm
• Numbers Count: Mental Disorders in America(National Institute of Mental Health) - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/the-numbers-count-mental-disorders-in-america.shtml

Seniors

• Personality Disorders(AGS Foundation for Health in Aging) - http://www.healthinaging.org/agingintheknow/chapters_ch_trial.asp?ch=35

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:

• Mental Health - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mentalhealth.html
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/obsessivecompulsivedisorder.html
• Mental Health and Behavior - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mentalhealthandbehavior.html

Sources: National Insittute of Mental Health, Youtube,See also blogposts in: Psychiatric Disorders: Personality Disorders

Dr. Jeffrey Speller

Dr. Tanya Korkosz

Psychopharmacology Associates of New England

www.psychopharmassociates.com