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On may 20th, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) , together with the National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder , sponsored a congressional briefing on Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).

Several prestigious mental health experts, including Thomas Insel, M.D., director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and John Oldan, M.D., president-elect of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) , articulated the tremendous challenge of living with the disorder and seeking treatment.

NAMI Executive Director, Michael Fitzpatrick, explained that “borderline personality disorder is a serious mental illness that can cause a lot of suffering, carries a significant risk of suicide and requires an accurate diagnosis along with targeted treatment.”

“We know that treatment works, but too often stigma discourages people with mental illness from getting the help that they need. Untreated mental illness has significant personal, social and economic implications. We urge Congress to increase funding of research, treatment and services for those living with BPD and their families.”

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