Borderline Personality Disorder (cont.)
Roxanne Dryden-Edwards, MD
Dr. Roxanne Dryden-Edwards is an adult, child, and adolescent psychiatrist. She is a former Chair of the Committee on Developmental Disabilities for the American Psychiatric Association, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, and Medical Director of the National Center for Children and Families in Bethesda, Maryland.
William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR
Dr. Shiel received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Notre Dame. There he was involved in research in radiation biology and received the Huisking Scholarship. After graduating from St. Louis University School of Medicine, he completed his Internal Medicine residency and Rheumatology fellowship at the University of California, Irvine. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.
In this Article
- Borderline personality disorder facts
- What is borderline personality disorder (BPD)?
- What other disorders often occur with BPD?
- What causes borderline personality disorder?
- What are the risk factors for borderline personality disorder?
- What are borderline personality disorder symptoms and signs?
- How is borderline personality disorder diagnosed?
- What is the treatment for borderline personality disorder?
- What are borderline personality disorder complications?
- What is the prognosis of people with borderline personality disorder?
- How can borderline personality disorder be prevented?
- Where can I get more information on borderline personality disorder?
- Find a local Psychiatrist in your town
How can borderline personality disorder be prevented?
Societal interventions like prevention of child abuse, domestic violence, and substance abuse in families can help decrease the occurrence of a number of very different mental-health problems. In contrast, specific prevention of BPD tends to focus on recognizing traits of the disorder as early as possible, followed by intensive treatment.
Where can I get more information on borderline personality disorder?
Borderline Personality Disorder Research Foundation
340 West 12th Street
New York, NY 10014
Phone: 212-421-5244
Fax: 212-421-5243
Email: BPDRF.USA@Verizon.net
Web site: http://www.borderlineresearch.org
Borderline Personality Disorder Resource Center
New York Presbyterian Hospital -- Westchester Division
21 Bloomingdale Road
White Plains, NY 10605
Phone: 888-694-2273
Email: info@bpdresourcecenter.org
Web site: http://www.bpdresourcecenter.org
Borderline Personality Disorder Resources.net
Web site: http://www.bpdresources.net
Borderline Personality Disorder Today
Web site: http://www.borderlinepersonalitytoday.com
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Colonial Place Three
2107 Wilson
Boulevard Suite 300
Arlington, VA 22201-3042
Phone: 800-950-NAMI
(800-950-6264) hotline for help with depression
703-524-7600
Fax: 703-524-9094
TDD: 703-516-7227
Email: info@nami.org
Web site: http://www.nami.org
National Borderline Personality Disorder Resource and Referral Center
888-4-TARA-APD
National Education Alliance for BPD
PO Box 974
Rye, New York 10580
Web site: http://www.neabpd.org
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
6001 Executive Boulevard
Room
8184, MSC 9663
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
Phone: 866-615-6464 toll-free
301-443-4513
Fax: 301-443-4279
TDD: 866-415-8051 toll-free
Email:
nimhinfo@nih.gov
Web site: http://www.nimh.nih.gov
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