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Friday, September 19, 2008

8:00 am - 4:00 pm

Borderline Personality Disorder:

Confronting the Stigma

Ida Noyes Hall

University of Chicago

1212 East 59th Street
Chicago, IL 60637

Sponsored by:

National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)

Illinois Institute of Technology

NAMI of Greater Chicago

University of Chicago, Department of Psychiatry

Course Description

Borderline Personality Disorder: Confronting the Stigma is specifically designed to offer clinicians, relatives, and consumers a forum to better understand the issues that create the surplus stigma of this challenging disorder.

Internationally recognized research faculty will be joined by family members, consumers, clinicians, and advocates to present up-to-date information pertaining to the aspects of the stigma. Topics will focus on aspects such as Advocacy and Future Directions; Impulsivity and Consequences; Research on Stigma and BPD; Self stigma and Shame in Women with BPD; Time for a New Name?; The Lived Experience: personal perspectives.

Faculty Presenters

Emil F. Coccaro, MD

Director, CNPRU and Professor of Psychiatry
Chairman, Department of Psychiatry

Patrick W. Corrigan, PsyD 

Professor of Psychology
Illinois Institute of Technology

Perry D. Hoffman, PhD

President, National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder

Chris Marshall

Consumer Affairs Specialist

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Michael Maslar, PsyD

Director of Mindfulness and Behavior Therapies

The Family Institute at Northwestern University.

Antonia S. New, MD

 Associate Professor, Psychiatry / Mood and Personality Disorders,

The Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Nicolas Rüsch, MD

Joint Research Programs in Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Illinois Institute of Technology

Information

To receive updated conference information, e-mail: neabpd@aol.com