tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4430111450575356526.post739461815020368827..comments2024-03-22T22:09:09.407+00:00Comments on Imperfect Cognitions: Borderline Personality Disorder: New Perspectives on a Stigmatizing and Overused DiagnosisKengo Miyazonohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01643685718519136099noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4430111450575356526.post-88956124713843295542016-04-16T15:51:19.118+01:002016-04-16T15:51:19.118+01:00Borderline Personality Disorder is the most diffic...Borderline Personality Disorder is the most difficult to understand and diagnose mental illnesses. As a consequence there is little awareness of its existence in the general public. If there were greater awareness, more resources would be brought to the table to help these people. I believe the biggest problem is its name. "Borderline" means nothing in helping us understand the condition. I have proposed that we change the name to Faultfinding Personality Disorder based on the most important diagnostic criterion - chronic finding of fault with themselves and others due to their black-and-white thinking which leads to disturbed interpersonal relationships. To back this up I wrote the book "Faultfinders: The impact of borderline personality disorder." I explained the condition using examples of numerous famous people to make the symptoms memorable. I would be interested to hear what others think about a possible name change.Mark Osterloh, MD, JD, RPhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06103132832488432174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4430111450575356526.post-49769624006036041522015-04-23T16:39:25.910+01:002015-04-23T16:39:25.910+01:00Thank you for your comment! I agree, of course, th...Thank you for your comment! I agree, of course, that there are many people suffering and suffering due to developmental stress and/or trauma. We outline not one modality of intervention, but many in the book. Check it out and let me know what you think. All the best, BrentAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05590604801321178807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4430111450575356526.post-56842719806484317982015-04-17T02:57:52.270+01:002015-04-17T02:57:52.270+01:00thanks. could you briefly summarise your new way o...thanks. could you briefly summarise your new way of understanding BPD? The latest DSM refers to Emotional Dysregulation Disorder which may be slightly more accurate. Although of course "regulation" is a normative term and susceptible to all the biases you mention. Leaving the DSM aside some people are clearly suffering extreme emotional anguish and expressing that or coping in ways which damage them and people close to them. It would be nice to see your alternative approach briefly compared to e.g. DBT with points of difference highlighted and suggestions about how to evaluate them.Philip Gerranshttp://www.adelaide.edu.au/directory/philip.gerransnoreply@blogger.com