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Help for partners and parents of people with Borderline Personality Disorder – Non-BPDs by Bon Dobbs

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  • Borderline Personality Disorder,  Parenting,  Resources

    The Top Five Must-Have Books for Parents of People with BPD

    April 2, 2012 / No Comments

    The top five must-have books for parents of children with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). These are must-reads! [amazonshowcase_1f0f89ee4d55479627d164437604dee3]   No related posts.

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  • Boundaries,  Parenting,  Resources

    Reinforcement and “Behaving Better”

    April 27, 2011 / No Comments

    Reinforcement, especially positive reinforcement, is a powerful teaching tool. You could more accurately say “training” tool. You have probably used reinforcement in your life without even realizing it. Consider potty training. If you have ever potty-trained (or as many modern texts call it “toilet taught”) a toddler, you know how difficult that task can be. However, all kids eventually learn to use the potty – I don’t know of a case of a kid going into high school without knowing how to use the potty. Potty training provides an excellent example of positive reinforcement and the ignoring of “backsliding.” That is the essence of this tool. When you teach a…

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  • Borderline Personality Disorder,  Boundaries,  Resources

    Beyond Boundaries eBook now available on the Kindle!

    April 22, 2011 / No Comments

    I am pleased to announce that my eBook Beyond Boundaries is now available on the Kindle (and other Kindle format devices/readers). The price has been dropped dramatically because I had to remove the graphs, pictures and change the format slightly to make the content make sense on the Kindle. Some information about Beyond Boundaries: My new eBook needs some explaining I think… It is an attempt of mine to bring together the ideas that I presented in “When Hope is Not Enough” plus some new ideas with which I have been working. I adjusted my “model” of BPD slightly beyond that which was presented in “When Hope is Not Enough”.…

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  • Borderline Personality Disorder,  Other Disorders,  Resources

    Understanding Major Depression With Borderline Personality Disorder?

    April 5, 2011 / 2 Comments

    The NIAAA study begins to spread out and spur on new views of the findings regarding BPD. Here is a study about Major Depressive Disorder and BPD. Can Epidemiology Translate Into Understanding Major Depression With Borderline Personality Disorder? Myrna M. Weissman, Ph.D. Epidemiologic surveys have mapped the terrain of psychiatric disorders. Personality disorders have bedeviled the clinician’s practice. Rarely have these two been rearranged in a meaningful clinical dialogue. Using the largest psychiatric epidemiologic survey ever, the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcoholism and Related Conditions, and among the few to venture into axis II disorders, Skodol et al. (1), in this issue of the Journal, give a community-based national view…

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  • Resources

    Don’t Defend: Should it be “Don’t Dexify?”

    March 24, 2011 / No Comments

    In my book “When Hope is Not Enough”, I recommend to Non-BPD folks that they “Don’t Defend”. This advice has caused many a member of the ATSTP Goggle Group Support List to be concerned and to struggle with the idea of defending oneself against day-to-day accusations. Some times this “defending” is actually “justification or explaining”. Sometimes it is even done pro-actively – heading off criticism or misinterpretation ahead of time. Well, recently, a member of the group pointed us to a posting from Russell Bishop entitled “Why You Should Never Defend, Explain or Justify”. I think it captures the spirit and nature of my directive: Don’t Defend. Here is the…

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  • Borderline Personality Disorder,  DBT,  DBT-FST,  Mentalizing,  Parenting,  Resources

    Book Review: Overcoming Borderline Personality Disorder

    February 23, 2011 / 1 Comment

    Overcoming Borderline Personality Disorder by Valerie Porr is perhaps the most up-to-date and complete book for family members of people with BPD published to date. When I read the book, I couldn’t help but think that Ms. Porr had the therapists and mental health professional more in mind than the family members. It appears as though she is trying to dispel many myths about BPD that exist not only in the family environment but also in the mental health community. This book is steeped in scientific research, including research involving the biological under-pinnings of BPD. It includes many skills for family members from both DBT and mentalization based therapy (MBT).…

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