Borderline Personality Disorder Demystified: An Essential Guide for Understanding and Living with BPD
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- ISBN13: 9781569244562
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Over six million Americans suffer from borderline personality disorder (BPD), a chronic, disabling psychiatric condition that causes extreme instability in their emotional lives, behavior, and self-image and severely impacts their family and friends. But despite the devastation it can cause, borderline personality disorder remains largely overlooked by the medical community, misunderstood by the public, and many people continue to go misdiagnosed or untreated. In Bo… More >>
This is not as awful as some of the other books out there on the subject, but it certainly doesn’t live up to its title. As I read it, I didn’t get a sense that the author really understands how and why people become “borderline,” a term that many psychiatrists don’t even use, believing it to be a wastebasket diagnosis. His own sister suffered (and eventually died) as a result of what he believes was BPD, but which was more likely limbic ADD. When ADD presents without hyperactivity, and especially when the sufferer is highly intelligent, it often goes undiagnosed, but it leads to many problems. Anxiety, depression, underachievement, substance abuse, social problems, and a painful, wasted life can be the result. How very sad that she never got the help or understanding that she needed.
Doctor Daniel Amen has done a great deal of research into the various types of ADD and has written many books on the subject. Dr. Amen’s book “Healing ADD” is extremely enlightening and may help people suffering from what some like to call BPD to get on the path to understanding and healing. If you or a loved one have been labeled “borderline,” get Dr. Amen’s book “Healing ADD” and read it. It may change your life – or theirs.
Rating: 2 / 5
I was lookiing for understanding the behavior, not a text book on the brain. Not so much help in the real world.
Rating: 2 / 5
Has some good info, but has a poor writing style. Repetitive use of words; talks down to the reader.
Jerold Kreisman books highly recommended instead.
Rating: 1 / 5
I liked this book, but after having read it and Bipolar Disorder Demystified together, it wasn’t quite as good. Very informative, though.
Rating: 3 / 5
This is an good guide for those who have been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, but it is a bit “technical”. Good information. Super fast delivery.
Rating: 3 / 5
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