Borderline Personality Disorder: Other Places To Get Help
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Other Places To Get Help
Organizations
| Borderline Personality Disorder Research Foundation | |
| 340 West 12th Street | |
| New York, NY 10014 | |
| Phone: | 212-421-5244 |
| Fax: | 212-421-5243 |
| E-mail: | BPDRF.USA@VERIZON.NET |
| Web Address: | www.borderlineresearch.org |
This organization aims to increase understanding of the causes of borderline personality disorder (BPD) in the hopes that more effective prevention and treatment can be developed. It has organized an international group of scientists and is currently coordinating research at six universities to develop research frameworks while studying BPD. The organization's Web site has resources available for you to learn more about BPD. | |
| Borderline Personality Disorder Resource Center | |
| New York Presbyterian Hospital—Westchester Division | |
| 21 Bloomingdale Road | |
| White Plains, NY 10605 | |
| Phone: | 1-888-694-2273 |
| E-mail: | info@bpdresourcecenter.org |
| Web Address: | www.bpdresourcecenter.org/index.htm |
| National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) | |
| Colonial Place Three | |
| 2107 Wilson Boulevard | |
| Suite 300 | |
| Arlington, VA 22201-3042 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-950-NAMI (1-800-950-6264) hotline for help with depression (703) 524-7600 |
| Fax: | (703) 524-9094 |
| TDD: | (703) 516-7227 |
| E-mail: | info@nami.org |
| Web Address: | www.nami.org |
The National Alliance on Mental Illness is a national self-help and family advocacy organization dedicated solely to improving the lives of people with severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder (manic depression), major depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and panic disorder. NAMI focuses on support, education, advocacy, and research. The mission of the organization is to "eradicate mental illness and improve the quality of life of those affected by these diseases." | |
| National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) | |
| 6001 Executive Boulevard | |
| Room 8184, MSC 9663 | |
| Bethesda, MD 20892-9663 | |
| Phone: | 1-866-615-6464 toll-free (301) 443-4513 |
| Fax: | (301) 443-4279 |
| TDD: | 1-866-415-8051 toll-free |
| E-mail: | nimhinfo@nih.gov |
| Web Address: | www.nimh.nih.gov |
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) provides information to help people better understand mental health, mental disorders, and behavioral problems. NIMH does not provide referrals to mental health professionals or treatment for mental health problems. | |
| Last updated: | March 26, 2007 |
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| Author: | Jeannette Curtis |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Lisa S. Weinstock, MD - Psychiatry |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Pat Truman, MATC |
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