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The Top Five Must-Have Books for People who want to know about BPD Firsthand
The top five must-have books for people who want to know about Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) firsthand. These are must-reads! [amazonshowcase_a8e9aa465af3cb9e81efc8d87d9a4145] No related posts.
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Stigma unfair to those with mental illness
Borderline Personality Disorder is one of the newer recognized illnesses, but is estimated to affect 2 to 5 percent of Americans. Stigma unfair to those with mental illness DESPITE STIGMA, THE MENTALLY ILL ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE VICTIMS OF CRIME THAN PERPETRATORS. Kaitlin Durbin MANSFIELD – Jennifer Broderick was in her early 20s the first time she was caught stealing. She can’t remember what she took. Stuff was just stuff. It was only the act of stealing that satisfied her urges, and it didn’t matter that it was against the law. More than a decade later, Broderick’s psychiatrist told her depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and strong borderline personality…
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A Psychiatrist Explains What Kristen Wiig’s ‘Welcome to Me’ Gets Right About Mental Illness
People with borderline personality disorder often exhibit reckless behavior — including impulsive spending. A Psychiatrist Explains What Kristen Wiig’s ‘Welcome to Me’ Gets Right About Mental Illness Gwynne Watkins In the funny, fascinating drama Welcome to Me (now in select theaters and available on VOD), Kristen Wiig plays Alice Klieg, a woman with borderline personality disorder who uses lottery winnings to produce a television show entirely about herself. Alice is an unusual movie character, sympathetic in her desire to be loved like Oprah, yet off-putting in her bizarre, irrational behavior. But does she provide an accurate portrait of borderline personality disorder, a condition characterized by unstable moods, behavior and relationships?…
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9 Books That Redefine ‘Crazy’
When Kaysen finally gleans her diagnosis from all her medical records, “Borderline Personality Disorder,” the answer is all the more vague and unsettling. We never truly know whether she was “certifiable” or not, which is perhaps the whole point. 9 Books That Redefine ‘Crazy’ Sandra Block Everyone is a little bit ‘crazy.’ At least that’s my theory. And as a neurologist, I’m quasi-educated on the matter. Do I include myself in that statement? Of course I do! I wouldn’t be a writer if I hadn’t spent some time in therapy. Craziness is in the eye of the beholder, and the line between madness and sanity is often a gray one.…
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Borderline Personality Disorder: The Symptoms, Signs, And What It’s Really Like To Have It
Demanding, capricious and intense in relationships, you will be in turn exhilarated and exhausted if you have a partner with borderline. Borderline Personality Disorder: The Symptoms, Signs, And What It’s Really Like To Have It Posted: 29/05/2015 14:48 BST Updated: 02/06/2015 08:59 BST Lucy Sherriff Borderline personality disorder (BPD) does not mean crazy. It’s also not solely reserved for psychopathic serial killers in murder dramas. It’s a mental health condition which around one in every 150 in the UK people live with – whether they realise it or not. “When people say ‘you’ve got a split personality’, borderline personality disorder is what they really mean, not the common misconception of…
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Bipolar vs. Borderline Personality Disorder: The Differences Between The Two And How To Avoid Misdiagnosis
According to a study published in Psychiatry, a large number of bipolar patients (up to 69 percent) are misdiagnosed initially, and up to one-third remain misdiagnosed for a long time afterward. Bipolar vs. Borderline Personality Disorder: The Differences Between The Two And How To Avoid Misdiagnosis May 28, 2015 09:00 AM By Lecia Bushak While bipolar and borderline personality disorder have similar symptoms — such as extreme mood swings — that can oft confuse the two, they’re completely different conditions that have their own unique treatments. Diagnosing either of the disorders is extremely difficult and requires extensive questioning, medical history, and information about the person’s background and symptoms to get…