Publications

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CAMH Publications

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health offers several print and web-based resources that may be of interest:

A Family Guide to Concurrent Disorders by Caroline P. O’Grady and W.J. Wayne Skinner was created based on materials developed for a support and education group for family members of those with concurrent mental health and substance use problems. It contains information and educational material, quotations from family members, resources and contact information, tip lists and activities. It addresses in greater detail many of the issues addressed here in Borderline Personality Disorder: An information guide for families.

Concurrent Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders: An Information Guide, 2004 

The Forensic Mental Health System in Ontario: An Information Guide.

Looking for Mental Health Services: What You Need to Know

Challenges and Choices: Finding Mental Health Services in Ontario

Other online publications

Medications, published by the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health

Canada’s Food Guide, published by Health Canada Maintaining health through healthy eating is important for both people with BPD and their families. Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide provides information on how much and what types of food are needed and the benefits of healthy eating.

Physical Activity Guide, published by the Public Health Agency of Canada
Maintaining health through physical activity is important for both people with BPD and their families. The Physical Activity Guide provides information on the benefits of being active, how much activity you should aim for and examples of different types of physical activity.

Stress, a pamphlet published by the Canadian Mental Health Association

A BPD Brief: An Introduction to Borderline Personality Disorder by John G. Gunderson, M.D.
(select the “Reading” tab, then select “A BPD Brief”)

Books about BPD

New Hope for People with Borderline Personality Disorder (2002) by Neil R. Bockian and Nora Elizabeth Villagran. New York: Three Rivers Press.

Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care About Has Borderline Personality Disorder (1998) by Paul T. Mason and Randi Kreger. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, Inc.

The Stop Walking on Eggshells Workbook: Practical Strategies for Living With Someone Who Has Borderline Personality Disorder (2002) by Randi Kreger and James Paul Shirley. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, Inc.

Understanding and Treating Borderline Personality Disorder: A Guide for Professionals and Families (2005) edited by John G. Gunderson and Perry D. Hoffman. American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.

When Someone You Love has Borderline Personality Disorder: How to Repair the Relationship (2007) by Valerie Porr. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, Inc.

Internet Resources

Canadian Websites

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Canadian Mental Health Association, Ontario

Other Websites

Disclaimer: The websites listed below are for information only and are working sites as of November 2008. We have included information or a quote taken from each site to give you an idea of what their mission is. No endorsement by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (camh) should be inferred.

BPD Central

“Borderline Personality Disorder Information and Support.”

BPD411.org

“The information provided here has been tailored to the unique needs and experiences of people whose lives have been affected by someone who suffers from BPD or BPD traits. This site is not for those suffering from the disorder.”

Behavioral Tech Research Inc.

“Behavioral Tech, LLC, founded by Dr. Marsha Linehan, trains mental health care providers and treatment teams who work with complex and severely disordered populations to use compassionate, scientifically valid treatments and to implement and evaluate these treatments in their practice setting.”

Borderline Personality Disorder Resource Center

“The Borderline Personality Disorder Resource Center (BPDRC) at New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical College has been set up specifically to help those impacted by the disorder find the most current and accurate information on the nature of BPD, and on sources of available treatment.”

DBTSF [Dialectical Behavior Therapy San Francisco]: Helping Someone with BPD.

“This site is designed to provide information for people (or the loved ones of people) who need help with controlling emotions and self destructive behavior, as well as to let you know how I [Michael Baugh] work with individuals, couples and families in San Francisco and Daly City. These web pages contain information and links to other sites about Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), and the therapeutic approaches I use with couples and families.”

Laura Paxton

This website is set up to sell Laura Paxton’s book and workbook Bordeline and Beyond.

Marsha M. Linehan

This site has the works, books, papers, biographies and links of Marsha M Linehan.

National Alliance on Mental Illness [NAMI]

“NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s [U.S.A.] largest grassroots organization for people with mental illness and their families. Founded in 1979, NAMI has affiliates in every state and in more than 1,100 local communities across the country.”

National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder

“Advancing the BPD Agenda: The mission of the National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder (NEABPD) is to raise public awareness, provide education, promote research on borderline personality disorders, and enhance the quality of life of those affected by this serious mental illness.”

National Institute of Mental Health [NIMH]

“NIMH envisions a world in which mental illnesses are prevented and cured. The mission of nimh is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery and cure.”

Parents Needing Understanding, Tenderness and Support (NUTS)

“NUTS means parents Needing Understanding, Tenderness and Support to help their child with Borderline Personality Disorder. For parents who are suffering over broken dreams and lives of turmoil; welcome to a place of refuge where beacons of light will guide you to a safe harbor filled with understanding, comfort, and hope.”

Personality Disorders Institute

“The Personality Disorders Institute offers the following information to the general public to enhance awareness of the particularly challenging psychiatric conditions known as borderline disorders or borderline personalities. Many patients struggle not only with symptoms such as depression, anxieties, obsessions or phobias for which help is typically sought, but also with control of emotion and aggression, understanding of self, and tolerance of the treatment process. The discussion leads you through diagnosis, focusing on history and symptoms, and possible causes, treatments and outcomes. Contact and emergency information follows.”

Treatment and Research Advancements, National Association for Personality Disorder (TARA APD)

“Founded in November of 1994 by Valerie Porr, MA, in response to the realization that patients with personality disorders are stigmatized by the mental health community, as a group are underdiagnosed, have little or no information available on etiology, nosology and treatment, and have little or no effective treatment available to them. Families, trying to cope with difficult behavior without necessary skills, understanding, insight, support or guidance are devastated and hopeless. Improving treatment would be cost effective. TARA APD refers people nationwide to clinicians and treatment programs that use empirically based treatment modalities. We operate the only BPD hotline in the nation, we also send each caller an educational packet on BPD.”

Welcome to Oz Online Community for Family Members

“Having a family member with Borderline Personality Disorder can make you feel all alone, with no one to talk to who really understands. And real life support groups are nearly impossible to find. That’s why Randi Kreger, author, advocate, and owner of BPDCentral.com, started the Welcome to Oz online family community in 1996. WTO is a sacred place where you’ll meet new friends who know just what you’re facing because they’ve been there too. There, you’ll experience understanding and comfort and learn tips and techniques that have worked for others. WTO members are wonderfully supportive and can carry you through both good and bad times.”

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