NEA-BPD Telephone Hour

March 23 2009 - The National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder (NEA-BPD) has scheduled another phone conference for April 3rd entitled Confronting Myths and Stereotypes about Borderline Personality Disorder. The presenter is Dr. Richard Hersh, Associate Clinical Professor in Psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Associate Director of the Intensive Outpatient Program at Columbia University Medical Center.

The link to register is here:

http://www.neabpd.org

New Time Magazine Article on BPD

Jan 8, 2009 - Time Magazine has published an article entitled The Mystery of Borderline Personality Disorder" by reporter John Cloud. The article includes an interview with BPD specialist Marsh Linehan.

Read the Time Magazine Article Here

New Book by Randi Kreger

Oct 15, 2008 - Randi Kreger, co-author with Paul Mason of "Stop Walking on Eggshells - Taking Your Life back when Someone You Care About has Borderline Personality Disorder", has jus released a new book titled: "The Essential Family Guide to Borderline Personality Disorder: New Tips and Techniques to Stop Walking on Eggshells."

The book is available at http://www.BPDCentral.com

Baylor 'Trust Game' Study sheds new light on BPD

Aug 12, 2008 - In a new study, researchers at Baylor University monitored subjects playing an monetary "trust game". What they found was that patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) exhibited distinct differences in the way they played the game -- as well as differences in brain patterns while they were playing it.

Read ABC News Article

News Archives...

NEA-BPD Telephone Hour

July 3 2008 - The National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder (NEA-BPD) has scheduled another phone conference for July 11th. The keynote presenter is Alan E. Fruzzetti, Ph.D., author of The High Conflict Couple and Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno.

The link to register is here:

http://www.neabpd.org

BPD: Present and Future Telephone Hour

May 30 2008 - The National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder (NEA-BPD) is offering a free telephone conference called BPD: Present and Future. The call is scheduled for Friday, May 30th, 6-7 pm (ET) This is a free, call-in "Telephone Hour" is presented as a final event recognizing May 2008 as the first BPD Awareness Month. The moderators will be Ken Silk, MD, Scientific Editor, NEA-BPD Forum and Perry D. Hoffman, Ph.D., President of the NEA-BPD. They will be joined by: Jim Breiling, Ph.D., NIMH; Richard Hersh, M.D., Columbia University Medical Center; and Mary Zanarini, Ed.D., Harvard Medical School. Registration is limited to allow participation in dialogue. To reserve your spot, write to neabpd@aol.com or visit the following link:

http://www.neabpd.org/contact2008.shtml

May Declared BPD Awareness Month

May 22 2008 - The U.S. House of Representatives on April 1 2008 voted 414-0 to adopt House Resolution 1005. The resolution, introduced by Representative Thomas Davis (Republican Congressman for Virginia), expresses the sense of the House that May should be designated as Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month. 

NEA-BPD Article

New study suggests Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is effective in treating Major Depression and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

May 2 2008 - Researchers presented evidence this week at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons' annual scientific meeting that Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) can improve both severe depression and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

CNN Article

New Article by Dr. Joe Carver: "Personality Disorders: The Controllers, Abusers, Manipulators, and Users in Relationships"

Apr 21 2008 - One of our favorite authors, Clinical Psychologist Dr. Joe Carver has just released a new article on Cluster B Personality Disorders entitled: "Personality Disorders: The Controllers, Abusers, Manipulators, and Users in Relationships".

Download the Article Here

Football Star, Herscel Walker, Speaks out about Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)

Apr 15 2008 - Football Legend and Heisman Trophy winner, Herscel Walker, in his new book "Breaking Free," describes his struggle with living with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). Dissociative Identity Disorder is formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder, MPD.

CNN Story

Membership Deletions

Apr 2 2008 - Today, during a regular purge of spam posters a mistake was made and 132 memberships were deleted by accident with one errant mouse click. If you are one of the people whose membership was deleted please do accept our apologies for this mistake and please sign up again with a new account.

New "About Us" Page Launched

Mar 1 2008 - We have launched a new "About Us" Page where guests can learn who we are and what we are all about. The page contains a little of our site history, links to our Moderator Welcome messages and a link to our Finances Page. Click on the "About Us" button at the top of the page for more info.

http://www.nook2.com/AboutUs

New "Finances" Page Launched

Feb 24 2008 - We have launched a new "Finances" Page which gives details of the finances needed to run Out of the FOG and details of member donations and income from book sales we have recieved.

http://www.nook2.com/Finances

Helen's World is Back!

Dec 6 2007 - After a hiatus of several months, Helen's world of BPD Resources, a premier site packed with information and links about BPD is back online. There are still a number of broken links in the site but it is still well worth browsing through.

http://www.bpdresources.com

Military Personality Disorder Diagnoses Increase 40%

Nov 16 2007 - American army diagnoses of personality disorder have increased 40% since the start of the war. Controversy surrounds whether Personality Disorder is being substituted as a less expensive diagnosis than war-related PTSD.

NPR Story

Online Bookstore Now Open!

Nov 12 2007 - Visit the Out of the FOG Online Bookstore. Find books, learn about personality disorders and support the site through your purchase!

http://www.nook2.com/Books

Message Board Now Open!

Nov 1 2007 - The Out of the FOG Support Message Board officially opened on November 1, 2007. Click here to view the board and join in!

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