John Gunderson, MD, is a professor of psychiatry at Harvard
Medical School. At McLean Hospital he is director of the Borderline
Center's clinical, training, and research programs. Gunderson is
widely recognized as the father of the borderline diagnosis. He is
responsible for seminal research on the diagnosis, its course, its
origins, and its treatment. These contributions have always been
anchored within his role as a clinician whose practices are
practical and compassionate.
Perry Hoffman, PhD, is president and cofounder of the National
Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder (NEA-BPD).
Hoffman has several grants from the National Institute of Mental
Health (NIMH) with a focus on families. She has coordinated over
sixty conferences on the disorder and is codesigner of the
twelve-week psychoeducation course, Family Connections™, available
in seventeen countries. In 2011, the National Alliance on Mental
Illness (NAMI) awarded Hoffman the Excellence in Community Mental
Health Award. To find out more, visit
www.borderlinepersonalitydisorder.com.
"Saying that these are important stories is not enough. These are
essential stories, to be read and digested by anyone with BPD,
anyone who has a loved one with BPD, and any professionals (not
just mental health professionals) who work with people with BPD.
These wonderful and courageous authors help us understand their
suffering, and then show us how they created hope, and a life worth
living, from the depths of despair. This is truly an educational
and inspirational book."
--Alan E. Fruzzetti, PhD, professor and director of dialectical
behavior therapy (DBT) and research program department of
psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno
"These survivors hit their mark in helping to change the
conversation about borderline personality disorder (BPD), from one
of fear and misunderstanding to one of empathy, evidence-based
treatment, and hope. BPD is a relatively new DSM diagnosis with a
ten percent suicide rate--and relatively new evidence-based
treatments. Studies show that nearly forty percent of individuals
diagnosed with bipolar disorder in fact have BPD, as the editors
note. These BPD survivors describe more stable, less chaotic lives,
as well as pure gratitude for the mental health professionals who
diagnosed their BPD and provided either evidence-based treatment or
otherwise compassionate and committed care."
--Jim Payne, former president of the National Alliance on Mental
Illness
"This compelling book grasps the tragedy and suffering of BPD in a
way that I hope will reduce some of the stigma of the disorder. I
am quite happy to see they have included stories of people finding
their way out of hell. It is important to appreciate that once in
hell, it is possible to climb out of it."
--Marsha Linehan, PhD, ABPP, developer of dialectical behavior
therapy (DBT)
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