of Borderline Personality Disorder
A one-day conference exploring bor derline personality disorder (BPD) from different perspectives will be held on campus on Saturday, May 7.
"Borderline Personality Disorder: Origins, Treatments and Family Perspectives" will feature presentations by experts in the field and those with personal knowledge of the disorder. The event is open to physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, family therapists, counselors, nurses, emergency room personnel, and law enforcement personnel and agencies, as well as to family members of those with the disorder, consumers and educators.
The conference will explore such subjects as the complexities of diagnostic issues surrounding BPD, issues of concern to consumers and family members, and medication and treatment options, among other topics. The event is sponsored by the National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder in partnership with the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, the Yale-New Haven Psychiatric Hospital, the Department of Psychiatry, the Yale School of Medicine and the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill-Connecticut.
Yale presenters include Dr. Benjamin S. Bunney, Dr. Robert Stern, Seth R. Axelrod, Samuel A. Ball, George H. Davis and Rajita Sinha.
The conference will take place 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. in Mary S. Harkness Auditorium of the Sterling Hall of Medicine, 333 Cedar St.
Registration is required, and there is a fee. To register online, visit www.borderlinepersonalitydisorder.com/conf_2005_yale.html. Attendees can also register on-site at 8 a.m.
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