BPDFamily.com

BPDFamily.com
Founded July 18, 1998 (1998-07-18)
Type Peer Support Group for Family Members of a person with Borderline Personality Disorder[1]
Location
Area served
Multi-national
(English speaking)
Product Internet based message board and knowledge base
Members
100,000
Key people
 R. Skip Johnson MBA[2]
Executive director
John Cain MD[2]
Clinical advisor
Volunteers
22
Website DMOZ listing January 2008.[3]
bpdfamily.com

BPDFamily.com is an online support group for the family members of individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD). The group, established in 1998, was 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.[1] The site appeals to family members who care about someone with borderline personality disorder, but are frustrated with the relationship demands and conflict.[1][5]

Funding has come from benefactors and member donations.[2]

History

The origin of BPDFamily.com traces back to the AOL online support groups that provided case studies used in the self-help book Stop Walking on Eggshells (1998). The AOL online support groups went on to become a single-title, online book discussion group for Stop Walking on Eggshells and in 2007, were spun off by the book's author to become an independent multi-national support group.[6][7] The site educational platform was expanded to include lessons derived from publications written by Shari Manning PhD, Margalis Fjelstad PhD, Robert O. Friedel MD, and the NEA-BPD Family Connections Program.[2] As of 2014, BPDFamily.com also has an interactive web program that teaches the basic principles of cognitive behavior therapy.[8]

Traffic

In 2015, BPDFamily.com was listed by Alexa as the most visited BPD website in the world,[9] and it ranked 19th among all mental health websites.[10] In February 2017 the website was ranked 155,321 in the world by web traffic, with 70.3% of visits from the United States.[11]

Support from health professionals

The website has been certified as reputable health information resource by the Health On the Net Foundation since July 2007.[12]

The organization has been involved and referenced in clinical research studies conducted by Columbia University,[13] University of Wollongong (Australia),[14] California State University, Sacramento,[15] University of Toronto (Canada),[16] University of Nevada,[16] Bowling Green State University,[16] Wright Institute (California),[16] Colorado School of Professional Psychology,[16] Long Island University,[16] Alliant International University (California),[16] Macquarie University (Australia),[16] and Simon Fraser University (Canada).[16] The organization also supports industry research studies conducted by the Treatment and Research Advancements Association for Personality Disorder (TARA-APD).[16]

BPDFamily.com is a listed reference site of the National Health Service (England),[17] the National Alliance on Mental Illness,[18] the National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder,[5] and the Personality Disorders Awareness Network.[19] The site has been recommended by about.com expert Kristalyn Salters-Pedneault, PhD,[20] Salon advice columnist Cary Tennis,[21] PsychCentral columnist Kate Thieda,[22] and by Randi Kreger at BPDCentral.[23]

The group's services and programs are recommended in Primer on Borderline Personality Disorder,[24] Abnormal and Clinical Psychology: An Introductory Textbook,[25] Resources to Improve Emotional Health and Strengthen Relationships,[26] I Hate You--Don't Leave Me: Understanding the Borderline Personality,[4] The Essential Family Guide to Borderline Personality Disorder,[7] Stop Walking on Eggshells,[27] and Discovering Your Inner Child: Transforming Toxic Patterns and Finding Your Joy.[28]

In a January 2013 column, Kristalyn Salters-Pedneault at Boston University School of Medicine says that although she highly recommends this group for family members, readers with borderline personality disorder should keep in mind that some people have been hurt by their family member with BPD and are speaking from this perspective.[29]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Danielson, Lilly. "Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder" (PDF). Praxis. School of Social Work at Loyola University Chicago. 9 (Fall 2009): 55, 59, 60. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "About Us". BPDFamily.com. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Disorders Personality Borderline". DMOZ. Archived from the original on 12 February 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2008.
  4. 1 2 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.
  5. 1 2 "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.
  6. ↑ Mauro, Terri. "Book Review: Stop Walking on Eggshells". verywell. About.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  7. 1 2 Kreger, Randi (2008). The Essential Family Guide to Borderline Personality Disorder: New Tools and Techniques to Stop Walking on Eggshells. Center City, Minn: Hazelden. pp. Acknowledgment XIX. ISBN 9781592857838.
  8. ↑ "On-Line Cognitive Therapy Program". BPDFamily.com. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "Top Sites for Borderline Personality". Alexa. Archived from the original on 27 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Top Mental Health Sites". Alexa. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  11. ↑ "Bpdfamily.com Traffic, Demographics and Competitors - Alexa". Alexa. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  12. ↑ "Certified Member Profile". The Health on the Net Foundation Code of Conduct. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  13. ↑ Kalapatapu, Raj K.; Patil, Uday; Goodman, Marianne S. (17 October 2010). "Using the Internet to Assess Perceptions of Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder: What Do Patients Want in the DSM-V?". Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. 13 (5): 483–494.
  14. ↑ Bailey, Rachel (2 December 2014). "Caring for a person with personality disorder: A study of carer burden, support needs and interventions". University of Wollongong.
  15. ↑ Grubb, Heather Janeen (13 May 2015). "Computer mediated self-help: a qualitative analysis of communication norms and self-disclosure in codependents anonymous online self-help groups". Sacramento State Scholar Works.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Approved Research Collaborations". BPDFamily.com. 3 February 2008.
  17. ↑ "Personality disorder information for GPs" (PDF). Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. National Health Service (England). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  18. ↑ Ackland, Ann (February 2012). "Borderline Personality Disorder Resources" (PDF). The Iris (27:2). NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 January 2016.
  19. ↑ "Resources". pdan.org. Personality Disorders Awareness Network. 2008. Archived from the original on 2014-01-18. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  20. ↑ Salters-Pedneault, PhD, Kristalyn. "Borderline Personality Family Resources". about.com. New York Times. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  21. ↑ Tennis, Cary (21 April 2013). "Does my mom have BPD?". Salon. Archived from the original on January 11, 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  22. ↑ Thieda, Kate. "Roller-Coaster Relationship: Your Partner with Borderline Personality Disorder". Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  23. ↑ "Where to Find Online Family Member Support". BPDCentral. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  24. ↑ Stanley, PhD, Barbara; New, MD, Antonia S. (2017). Borderline Personality Disorder. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. p. 438. ISBN 978-0199997510.
  25. ↑ Bennett, Paul (2011). Abnormal and Clinical Psychology: An Introductory Textbook. New York City, NY: McGraw-Hill International. p. 333. ISBN 9780335237463.
  26. ↑ Norcross, John; Campbell, Linda; Grohol, John; Santrock, John; Selagea, Florin; Sommer, Robert (2013). Resources to Improve Emotional Health and Strengthen Relationships. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. p. 144. ISBN 9780199915156.
  27. ↑ Mason, Paul (1998). Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care About Has Borderline Personality Disorder. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger. p. 254. ISBN 9781592857838.
  28. ↑ Hawkesworth, Asha (14 March 2011). Discovering Your Inner Child: Transforming Toxic Patterns and Finding Your Joy. Imaginalove Media.
  29. ↑ Tartakovsky, M.S., Margarita. "Living with Borderline Personality Disorder". PsychCentral. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
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