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BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER: New Directions, Research and Treatments

Friday, June 10, 2005                   The Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York City, NY

 

Sponsor

The National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder (NEA-BPD)

In partnership with

National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD)
The Mount Sinai Medical Center (MSSM)
The New York City Chapter of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI-NYC Metro)

Statement of Need Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a severe and generally chronic disorder and people who suffer from it are underserved. Friends and families are often bewildered and do not know how to help. Treatment programs for those with BPD need to be more readily available. Families need access to programs such as those already developed for several other mental illnesses. BPD presents patients, their families and researchers with multiple challenges. These complex challenges will be addressed in order to inform mental health professionals, families, and consumers of the most current diagnostic and treatment options available, and other issues of current interest to those affected by the disorder. 
Who Should Attend This one-day conference offers a forum to better understand this complex disorder from various perspectives. All presenters are experts in their fields and have both medical and/or personal knowledge of the disorder. The conference is for physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, family therapists, counselors, nurses, emergency room personnel, law enforcement personnel and agencies, family members, consumers, and educators.
 

Conference Program

Welcome Perry D. Hoffman, PhD
Charlotte Fischman, Esq.
Introduction of Symposium and Greetings  Jack D. Gorman, MD
Moderator: Harold Koenigsberg, MD
New Directions in BPD Causes and Treatment  Larry Siever, MD
Families, Genes and BPD Beth Elliott, PhD
Janine D. Flory, PhD
Imaging Antonia New, MD
Family and Consumer Panel  
Moderator: Marianne Goodman, MD
Remission and the Future  Mary C. Zanarini, EdD
Family Research and Family Connections Program Perry D. Hoffman, PhD
Dixianne Penney, DrPH
Medication Marianne Goodman, MD 
Treatment:  Transference-Focused Psychotherapy  Frank Yeomans, MD, PhD
Treatment:  A Brief Overview of Dialectical Behavior Therapy  Christine Foertsch, PhD
Closing Remarks  Patricia Woodward, MAT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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