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Longitudinal research into borderline personality disorder (BPD) has revealed a paradox: symptomatic remission is common, but doesn’t uniformly translate into improved psychosocial functioning. Psychosocial functioning is the ability to work, build, or maintain a supportive social network, or...

Alexandra Yogman, LICSW, recalls the first time she talked alone with a patient with borderline personality disorder (BPD). It was 2015, and as part of her social work master’s degree program, she was interning on McLean’s Short Term Unit. She had spent several months shadowing experienced...

The Borderline Personality Disorder Training Institute (BPDTI) at McLean Hospital provides instruction on the four major evidence-based treatments for borderline personality disorder (BPD)—dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), general psychiatric management (GPM), mentalization-based treatment (MBT)...

Thanks to decades of clinical expertise and the support of McLean’s philanthropic community , McLean Hospital has become a preeminent training center for one of the most promising therapies for borderline personality disorder (BPD): mentalization-based treatment (MBT). One of five empirically...

With the opening of the Gunderson Residence , women with borderline personality disorder (BPD) now have a structured, home-like environment to support them in their recovery. With nine private beds, the residence is designed for women ages 21 and older who need additional structure in making the...