BPD - Do Things Change or Stay the Same?

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Dr. Fox’s latest (research based book): Antisocial, Narcissistic, and Borderline Personality Disorders: A New Conceptualization of Development, Reinforcement, Expression, and Treatment: https://www.amazon.com/Antisocial-Narcissistic-Borderline-Personality-Disorders/dp/0367218054

What is BPD?
BPD is the combination of genetics and environment that make it hard to feel love and even harder when you feel rejected. It’s a constant search for connection when you don’t know what the connection is. It’s a sense of loneliness and fear without knowing exactly where it comes from or where you’re going with it. The tidal wave of thoughts, emotions, beliefs, and memories evoke self-destructive means to try and resolve or calm the tidal wave without having the skills necessary to do so. Over time, this becomes a cycle and habit out of something we don’t fully understand but it disrupts emotional, behavioral, interpersonal, and identity aspects of life. It’s complex, but treatable, and hope should be in the forefront as you seek and engage in treatment to outgrow all the things you once believed you couldn’t.

Myth or Fact of BPD:
1. BPD patients try to defeat therapists
2. Patients with BPD do not improve
3. An unpleasant person must have BPD
4. BPD is a death sentence
5. Don’t say the BPD diagnosis
6. Co-morbid disorders can be treated effectively
without treating BPD
7. The diagnosis cannot be made before 18 years old

Facts:
1. BPD is environmentally induced
2. Patients do not choose to have BPD
3. Recovery is possible and likely
4. After 2 years.. more than 50% patients recover
5. After 10 years.. more than 80% recover
6. 88% remain in recovery
7. 40% of BPD patients previously diagnosed with
bipolar disorder (25% of BPD patients have both).
8. BPD is under-diagnosed, misunderstood and overstigmatized.
9. The diagnosis of BPD is often withheld from patients
and families.
10. BPD is a “good prognosis diagnosis.”

Remember: Borderline Personality is a Disorder of Relationships. Seven of the nine criteria impact relationships

84.5% of BPD patients met criteria for Axis I disorder,
Most common =
• Mood disorders
• Anxiety disorders
• Substance use disorders

BPD Domains and Treatment Areas

4 domains: emotional, behavioral, interpersonal, and identity (self) – identity specific to BPD

5 Treatment areas: Aggression, suicidal ideation, stress, nonsupport, treatment rejection

Daniel J. Fox, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist in Texas, international speaker, and a multi-award winning author. He has been specializing in the treatment and assessment of individuals with personality disorders for over 15 years in the state and federal prison system, universities, and in private practice. His specialty areas include personality disorders, ethics, burnout prevention, and emotional intelligence.

He has published several articles in these areas and is the author of:

Antisocial, Narcissistic, and Borderline Personality Disorders: A New Conceptualization of Development, Reinforcement, Expression, and Treatment. Available at: https://www.drdfox.com/books

The Borderline Personality Disorder Workbook: An Integrative Program to Understand and Manage Your BPD. Available at: https://goo.gl/LQEgy1

Antisocial, Borderline, Narcissistic and Histrionic Workbook: Treatment Strategies for Cluster B Personality Disorders (IPBA Benjamin Franklin Gold Award Winner): https://goo.gl/BLRkFy

Narcissistic Personality Disorder Toolbox: 55 Practical Treatment Techniques for Clients, Their Parents & Their Children (IPBA Benjamin Franklin Silver Award Winner):: https://goo.gl/sZYhym

The Clinician’s Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment of Personality Disorders: https://goo.gl/ZAVe9v

Dr. Fox maintains a website of various treatment interventions focused on working with and attenuating the symptomatology related to individuals along the antisocial, borderline, narcissistic, and histrionic personality spectrum (www.drdfox.com).

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