Personality Dysfunction Resources

Resources for a Borderline Personality Disorder

Helping someone with a personality dysfunction, BPD, or seeking assistance is difficult. Overall, the treatment for borderline personality disorder should include a team approach so the provider or an individual isn’t particularly targeted or getting the brunt of the behaviors -but there’s hope for improvement! Here’s a simple list of resources for health providers and loved ones:

BPD Resources and Organizations

Additional BPD Information

  • www.bpdresourcecenter.org
    The Borderline Personality Disorder Resource Center was established to help those affected by BPD “find the most current and accurate information on the nature of BPD and on sources of available treatment.”
  • www.borderlinepersonalitydisorder.com
    Website developed by NEA-BPD
  • www.tara4bpd.org
    Website developed by TARA APD
  • www.nami.org
    Website developed by NAMI
  • www.bpdcentral.com
    Website developed by Randi Kreger
    Co-author of Stop Walking on Eggshells and The Essential Family Guide to Borderline Personality Disorder.

Top 10 Recommended Resources for Borderline Personality

  1. Borderline Personality Disorder Resource Center: This center is an affiliate of the New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Its clinical director, Otto Kernberg, is considered to be a world expert on the condition and operates the organization with a mission of promoting BPD education and helping those affected access treatment and support resources. The website offers visitors information about the condition, video clips from experts and individuals with the condition, and links to resources for people who have BPD, their families, and professionals.
  2. National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder: Originally developed to provide resources and support to the family members of individuals diagnosed with BPD, this organization also works to raise awareness of BPD, reduce stigma, and promote greater quality of life in those with the condition. Site visitors—people in treatment, their families, and professionals—can access information, links to resources, a media library and audio presentations, and the latest news about BPD.
  3. Brandon Marshall’s Project Borderline: This nonprofit organization, developed by NFL player Brandon Marshall after he was diagnosed with borderline personality, operates with the goal of raising awareness, fighting stigma, and advocating for legislation to support people with BPD. The site is still fairly small but offers visitors a collection of resources, information about BPD and treatment, and messages of hope.
  4. My-borderline-personality-disorder.com: This personal blog, maintained by Debbie Corsco, details her journey toward recovery from BPD. Corsco, who has authored two books and co-facilitates online classes in DBT, no longer meets diagnostic criteria for BPD. By providing information, blog entries, testimonials, and resource links on her website, she works to help other individuals diagnosed with the condition thrive as they work through their own unique challenges.
  5. Personality Disorder Awareness Network: This nonprofit organization strives for increased awareness of all personality disorders. Focusing their awareness and prevention work primarily towards children who are at risk, PDAN works to reduce the impact these conditions have on the family members of those who have them and to prevent the development of these conditions. Visitors to the website can learn more about these conditions and their risk factors, discover if someone they know is at risk, learn about prevention and support programs, read blog posts on related topics, and access webinars.
  6. Borderline Bravery: This site, maintained by a group of people from all over the world who have BPD, works to address stigmatization by offering support, advice, and information to people who submit questions and thoughts. Topics discussed include relationships, self-care, advice, and validation to those who think they could have BPD. The mods do not offer medical advice or post content that could be triggering to others, such as descriptions of self-harm or suicidal ideation, but offers several crises and support resources to those who may need them.
  7. Life in a Bind – BPD and Me: The personal blog of a working mother diagnosed with BPD and anxiety as well as panic, Life in Bind detail the daily process, including struggles as well as gains, of living and coping with these conditions.
  8. Emotions Matter: This nonprofit organization is dedicated to improving BPD awareness and advocating for better care. Site visitors can learn about BPD and treatment, access resources, learn ways to work toward greater awareness, and read personal stories from individuals with BPD.
  9. Make BPD Stigma-Free!: This blog details the personal journey of a woman living with BPD who is committed to fighting stigma and helping others do the same. In addition to blog entries, the site features a collection of skills, tools, and other articles; links to external resources; and reviews of books written for people with BPD. Visitors can also view her creative work, which she uses as an outlet to cope with BPD symptoms.
  10. BPDFamily: This free online support group, founded in 1998, has been recognized by both medical and mental health professionals. Certified as an ethical and reliable health care resource, this site is also the most visited BPD website in the world. This site is primarily intended to offer support to the family members and intimate partners of those who have BPD, but it takes a compassionate and sensitive view toward the people who live with the condition. Visitors can learn more about BPD and its effects on family and relationships, treatment and care options, access resources about relationships by type (parent, child, partner, and so on), obtain tools and exercises, and participate in live discussions.

–Living with Someone with Borderline Personality Disorder

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