American Psychiatric Association (APA)
1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1825
Arlington, VA 22209-2901
888.357.7924 or 703.907.7300
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
3615 Wisconsin Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20016-3007
Office: 202.966.7300 / Fax: 202.966.2891
BPD World
http://www.bpdworld.org
General: mail@bpdworld.org
Support: support@bpdworld.org
Behavioral Tech, LLC, founded by Dr. Marsha Linehan, trains mental health care providers and treatment teams who work with complex and severely disordered populations to use compassionate, scientifically valid treatments and to implement and evaluate these treatments in their practice setting.
Behavioral Tech – DBT referral, training and resources
4556 University Way NE, Suite 200
Seattle, WA 98105
206.675.8588
The National Institute of Mental Health is the leading Federal agency for research on mental and behavioral disorders, and is one of 27 components of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NIMH is actively involved in strategic planning and priority-setting for the Institute as a whole as well as for specific research areas.
National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH)
6001 Executive Blvd. Salón 8184 MSC 9663
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
301.443.4513 / 1.866.615.6464
Fax: 301.443.4279
BPD page: www.nimh.nih.gov
The Carter Center Mental Health Program
One Copenhill
453 Freedom Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30307
Florida Borderline Personality Disorder Association
509 Wilbur St,
Brandon, FL 33511
National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder (NEABPD)
Conferences, publications, videos, courses, ©Family Connections, ©TeleConnections
P.O Box 103
Mamaroneck, NY 10543
914.835.9011
BBRF, previously called NARSAD, is the world’s largest donor-supported organization for research on psychiatric disorders.
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation – Awarding NARSAD Grants
90 Park Avenue, 16th Floor New York,
NY 10016
646-681-4888 / 800-829-8289
Mental Health America (MHA)
2000 N Beauregard St. Piso 12
Alejandría, VA 22311
703.684.7722 / 800.969.6642
Fax: 703.684.5968
New England Personality Disorder Association (NEPDA)
BPD family workshops, regional conferences, education, advocacy, support
115 Mill St.
Belmont, MA 02478
617.855.2680
Founded in 1979, NAMI has become the nation’s voice on mental illness. As the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization, it is dedicated to improving the lives of persons living with serious mental illness and as well as their families, through advocacy, research, support, and education.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
3803 N. Fairfax Dr. Suite 100
Arlington, VA 22203
703.524.7600
Fax: 703.524.9094
Helpline: 1.800.950.6264
BPD DEMYSTIFIED
Robert O. Friedel, M. D.
This web site is intended for people with borderline personality disorder, for their families, and for psychiatrists and other mental health care providers. Selected information provides an understanding of the symptoms, history, causes and nature of BPD. Also presented are the various methods of treatment now available as well as of their effectiveness and risks. Locating resources is also outlined.