If you have BPD, we understand the challenges you face. You may experience extreme mood swings that include anger, fear, and other intense, negative emotions. You may distrust the people closest to you, engage in impulsive and risky behavior, and consider suicide or self-harm. Here’s our message to you:

We see you, we empathize with you, and we know how to help you.

Years ago, treatment centers turned away people with BPD. We won’t do that. Our first goal is to help you understand that you do have a mental health disorder, the symptoms of your disorder cause atypical behavior, and that behavior can have a negative impact on others – particularly your family and friends.

We’ll help you realize the path to improving relationships, reducing conflict, and resolving problems in your life involves developing effective skills to manage your emotions and modify your behavior.

What is Borderline Personality Disorder?

The Merck Manuals offer this definition of borderline personality disorder:

“Borderline personality disorder is a mental health condition that is characterized by a pervasive pattern of instability in relationships, self-image, moods, and behavior and hypersensitivity to possible rejection and abandonment.”

While some people with borderline personality disorder report the severity of their symptoms gradually decreases over time, mental health experts agree that BPD is unlikely to improve or enter full remission without professional treatment and support provided by skilled, experienced clinicians.

Impact of Untreated Borderline Personality Disorder

Untreated BPD can lead to instability and volatility in your life and the lives of your friends and loved ones. Without treatment, you may experience the following negative consequences:

  • Difficult relationships with family
  • Inability to make friends
  • Suicidality
  • Co-occurring mental health disorders
  • Disordered use of alcohol and/or substances
  • Difficulty finding and keeping a job
  • Difficulty in school/academics
  • Serious financial problems
  • Homelessness
  • Social isolation
  • Health/medical problems

Those consequences make professional help and support essential.

Our clinicians understand that BPD affects your ability to connect to people, trust them, and form stable, fulfilling, and comforting relationships. We also know you need professional support as early as possible.

We know you want treatment that moves you toward a stable life, rather than one dominated by the volatility of BPD.

With time, effort, and an evidence-based treatment plan, you can find that path forward. You can learn to manage your symptoms and reduce the disruption they cause. You can start your healing journey today.

Borderline Personality Disorder Treatment: Therapeutic Approaches at Crownview

At Crownview Psychiatric Institute, comprehensive care for borderline personality disorder (BPD) includes a combination of medication, therapy, family/peer support, adjunct services, and psychoeducation.

Our treatment approach can help reduce the level of distress your symptoms cause, decrease disruptive behavior, and help you rediscover balance and harmony in family and personal relationships.

Once we understand who you are, and we learn about your goals, strengths, and challenge areas, we design a treatment plan to meet your individual needs. Your plan will include a customized combination of the following therapeutic techniques and approaches:

Psychotherapy:

Medication:

  • Selective serotonin uptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
  • Mood stabilizers
  • Second generation antipsychotics
  • Antidepressants

Education:

  • The science behind BPD and BPD treatment
  • Nutrition for health and wellness
  • Relationships dynamics/family dynamics
  • Communication/conflict resolution
  • Anger management

Adjunct Therapies:

Complementary/Expressive Therapies:

  • Music therapy
  • Wellness groups
  • Meditation and breathwork
  • Yoga
  • Mindfulness
  • Singing bowl

Compassion, Community, and Connection: Core Components of Healing

We specialize in creating a compassionate environment that’s ideal for supporting patients with complex mental health disorders like BPD. With innovative treatments and empathetic, skilled, and compassionate clinicians, we can start you on the path to recovery.

With the help of your treatment peers, therapists, and counselors, we teach you how to apply what you learn in treatment to your life, with the goal of improving overall daily functioning. At Crownview, we create an open welcoming atmosphere of compassion and connection. We’re committed to building a supportive, nurturing community ideal for healing and growth.

But how do you know what level of care you need?

Intensive Outpatient (IOP), Partial Hospitalization (PHP), Inpatient Residential Treatment: How to Decide

The level of care you need depends on several factors. In collaboration with your Crownview treatment team, you’ll identify the following:

  1. The intensity of your symptoms.
  2. The frequency and duration of your symptoms.
  3. The level of disruption they cause in your daily life.

These factors – as well as your treatment history and practical logistical considerations – will help you decide on the appropriate level of care. For instance, if your symptoms are intense and disruptive, and you’ve tried outpatient therapy, or intensive outpatient therapy, you may need to step up to a more immersive level of care, such as partial hospitalization treatment or inpatient residential treatment.

When the symptoms of BPD disrupt family, work, and/or school, and make daily life unpredictable and unmanageable, spending time in immersive, residential inpatient treatment, away from the ongoing pressures of daily life may be the best way to find balance and get back on track.

At Crownview Psychiatric Institute, we’ll meet you where you are, help you develop the skills you need to manage your symptoms, and empower you to reach your destination: living a full and productive life on your own terms.

Learn More Today

To learn more about our programs and services, or to learn more details about we can help you or a loved one, please contact us today.

Healing is a phone call away.