Who We Are
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FBPDA is a newly-formed 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to educating all Floridians about this disorder.
Unfortunately, there are many prevalent myths and half-truths about borderline personality disorder. The most common include:
• Borderline Personality Disorder isn’t treatable and the prognosis is poor.
• Persons diagnosed with BPD do not benefit from medications.
• “Borderlines” are manipulative.
• Consumers diagnosed with BPD are purposefully difficult and needy.
• Men are not diagnosed with BPD.
• BPD is really the same as bipolar disorder.
An important part of our job is to deliver current psychiatric information about borderline personality disorder so that fiction can be replaced with truth. And while we do not endorse or recommend any particular health providers or specific treatments for BPD, we do hope to empower families and consumers to connect with professionals who are compassionate and dedicated to providing superior care for persons diagnosed with BPD.
Amanda L. Smith
Executive Director
