Sponsored by

University of Minnesota

Department of Psychiatry

In cooperation with

National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder

in partnership with NARSAD

Continuing Medical Education

University of Minnesota Medical School

Borderline Personality Disorder is present in 1-2% of the population, yet little attention has been paid to research and services for patients and their families. In order to focus more attention in this area, NEA-BPD has been formed to bring the latest education to clinicians and family members. This Second Annual Regional NEA-BPD meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota combines the efforts of NEA-BPD with the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota Medical School. The morning section of the meeting provides an overview of the role of families in the development and treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder by Alan Fruzzetti, PhD. Dr. Fruzzetti is the author of a new book: The High-Conflict Couple: A Dialectical Behavior Therapy Guide to Finding Peace, Intimacy and Validation. In addition, Nicki Crick, PhD, University of Minnesota, will lecture on early onset symptoms of emotional dysregulation: Borderline Features in Childhood. Other lectures include up-to-date information on the biosocial treatment of BPD for both patients and family members including the preliminary results of a recent University of Minnesota fMRI study; an overview of the current psychotherapy treatments for BPD with data regarding their effectiveness; and a medication update on the management of BPD symptoms. A panel of individuals at various stages of recovery has been assembled to provide both hope and insights into the process of healing and gaining skills to manage emotional dysregulation. At the conclusion of the meeting, the clinician and family attendees will have gained valuable knowledge, and strategies on how to intervene more effectively with those who suffer from BPD.

This conference combines the efforts of the National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder (NEABPD) with the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota to focus attention on research and services for patients and their families. This one-day meeting will provide a forum for professionals, family members, and consumers to better understand this complex disorder from various perspectives. This conference will provide information about the disorder and related topics:

• overview

• co-morbidity

• consumer perspectives

• family perspectives

• family research

• psychopharmacology

• treatments

S. Charles Schulz, MD

Professor and Head,

University of Minnesota Department of Psychiatry

Richelle Moore, PhD

Assistant Professor

University of Minnesota Department of Psychiatry