| Founded | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Founder | R. Skip Johnson MBA[1] Executive director |
| Type | Peer Support Group for Family Members of a person with Borderline Personality Disorder[2] |
| Purpose | 1. Preserve the family 2. Healthier healing of failed relationships 3. Provide clinically reliable relationship tools and educational material[1] |
| Location | |
Area served | Multi-national (English speaking) |
| Product | Internet based message board and knowledge base |
Members | 100,000 |
Key people | John Cain MD[1] Clinical advisor |
Volunteers | 22 |
| Website | DMOZ listing January 2008.[3] bpdfamily |
BPDFamily.com is an online support group for the family members of individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD). The group is one of the first "cyber" support groups to be recognized by the medical providers and receive professional referrals.[4]
BPDFamily.com provides articles and message boards for family members to learn and share their experiences. The articles explain borderline personality disorder in understandable terms, and the discussion groups help to normalize the experiences of family members.[2] The site appeals to family members who care about someone with borderline personality disorder, but are frustrated with the relationship demands and conflict.[2][5]
The site educates its members on concepts developed by Shari Manning PhD, Margalis Fjelstad PhD, Robert O. Friedel MD, and the NEA-BPD Family Connections Program and reached out to academia for collaborations.[1] The site has an interactive web program that teaches the basic principles of cognitive behavioral therapy.[6]
The website and support group are certified as a reputable health information resource by the Health On the Net Foundation.[7]
Funding has come from benefactors and member donations.[1]
- ^ a b c d e "About Us". BPDFamily.com. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ a b c Danielson, Lilly. "Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder" (PDF). Praxis. 9 (Fall 2009). School of Social Work at Loyola University Chicago: 55, 59, 60. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ "Disorders Personality Borderline". DMOZ. Archived from the original on 12 February 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Kreisman, Jerold J. (7 December 2010). I Hate You--Don't Leave Me: Understanding the Borderline Personality. New York NY: Perigee Trade. p. 242. ISBN 9780399536212.
- ^ "Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month" (PDF). NEA-BPD: National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ "On-Line Cognitive Therapy Program". BPDFamily.com. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Certified Member Profile". The Health on the Net Foundation Code of Conduct. Archived from the original on 20 September 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
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