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Family Perspectives on Borderline Personality Disorder Basics and Beyond

A conference for people to better understand its symptoms, medication options,

and early detection/intervention

Atlanta – October 05, 2011 -- The National Education Alliance for Borderline

Personality Disorder (NEA-BPD), and The National Alliance on Mental Illness -

Georgia (NAMI-Georgia), today announced a conference for professionals, family

members, and those with borderline personality disorder (BPD) to better

understand BPD, its symptoms, treatment, medication options, and early

detection/intervention.

Titled Family Perspectives on Borderline Personality Disorder Basics and Beyond,

the one-day Forum will be held Friday, November 4, at The Center, 453

Freedom Parkway, Atlanta GA 30307, from 8:30am to 4:30pm.

The objectives of the conference are to advance the understand­ing of

professionals, families, and consumers about the complexities of borderline

personality, according to Course Directors D. Hoffman, PhD, NEA-BPD

president, and Frederic Bien, PhD, NEA-BPD board member.

In addition, there will be forums on family issues such as the impact of

emotional involvement, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), coping skills

strategies from a family member, raising children, and perspectives when a loved

one does not seek treatment. There will also be a panel of experts who will

focus on the legal system and its support, parenting challenges, and

multicultural issues. Continuing education credits are approved.

Faculty and speakers include:

· Blaise Aguirre, MD*, BPD In Adolescence: Early Detection and

Intervention

· Randi Kreger*, Stop Walking on Eggshells: Secrets of Limit Setting

· Palmer, MD, An Overview: Reason for Hope or Despair

· Silk, MD, Medication: The Positives and the Negatives

· D. Hoffman, PhD & Deborah Kingrea, Family Matters

A Parenting Challenges and Resolutions panel will include:

· Dawn , Esq. .. Family Law

· Popkin, PhD .. Active Parenting

· Makunyu Akinyela, PhD, LMF .. Multi-Cultural Factors

· Cohen, CNN Sr. Medical Correspondent …… Moderator

Dr. Hoffman and Bien said at the conclusion of the conference, attendees will be

able to:

· Better define family and consumer perspectives on borderline personality

disorder and its symptoms.

· Describe the benefits of research-based family education and support,

and the role and importance of family relationships.

· Describe parenting solutions and legal aspects in relation to borderline

personality disorder and its symptoms.

· Discuss issues that are specific to adolescents and the diagnosis.

Complete Conference and Registration Information is available at:

http://www.borderlinepersonalitydisorder.com/Conferences/Atlanta/Atlanta.shtml

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* Randi Kreger is a bestselling co-author of Stop Walking on Eggshells. The book

has sold over 500,000 copies. The accompanying workbook has 4.5 stars at Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Stop-Walking-Eggshells-Workbook/dp/1572242760 - Ms. Kreger

is the person behind www.bpdcentral.com and many online support groups. She also

writes a column for Psychology Today:

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/stop-walking-eggshells -

* Blaise Aguirre is Medical Director, Adolescent DBT Residential Program, McLean

Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts, affiliated with Harvard Medical School.

Palmer is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Mayo Clinic & College of Medicine.

* Silk is Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan

Health System and Chair, Scientific Program Cmte, 2012, American Psychiatric

Association.

For conference questions or additional information, please contact:

Trisha Woodward, Tel: , neabpd@...

Randi Kreger

Randi@...

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