Recently, a lively debate arose in PDAN’s Facebook community about the names of personality disorders, especially Borderline Personality Disorder. We posted a controversial article and got a lot of passionate responses. All this feedback made us think and evolve. We decided to clarify PDAN’s position on this […]
Read more →A long time ago clinicians did not know what the condition now known as Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) was. They were puzzled and frustrated by it. People presenting symptoms such as swiftly changing moods, suicidality, self-harm and intense emotional outbursts didn’t respond well to treatments for psychosis or neurosis […]
Read more →If you have supported PDAN by buying one of our children’s books, we want your reviews! Our mission is to prevent the development of personality disorders through awareness and education.We hope that our books can help children and families to understand what’s happening with them so that […]
Read more →PDAN is proud to announce our partnership with BPD Magazine! BPD magazine is self-described “the world’s first print magazine dedicated to putting out the most accurate and helpful information on Borderline Personality Disorder”. The magazine includes columns like Therapies, Men with BPD, and From The Eyes of Someone […]
Read more →Professional educators know that many students face challenges in their personal lives that adversely affect their learning in school. Unfortunately, many children have been traumatized by directly or vicariously experiencing violence, homelessness, loss (or fear of loss) of loved ones, or other kinds of trauma. Trauma changes […]
Read more →In two weeks, on the 28th of September, PDAN invites you to join us at the NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Northside Atlanta Mental Health Fair! This will be a free event from 10:00am to 2:00pm at Peachtree Presbyterian Church. It will be an afternoon of guest […]
Read more →Caroline Knudson, from Eastern New Mexico University has posted a new review* on PDAN’s recently published book to help children and teens who have experienced trauma. Thank you Caroline! Once you have read the review, go to our last blog post and enter to win this helpful […]
Read more →PDAN’s community has been growing quickly over the past year. We are very proud to welcome two new leaders onto our board in order to help us reach our mission of awareness, education, and prevention for personality disorders. Please join us in welcoming Teresa Lynne to the […]
Read more →Have you had the chance to read In My Corner On the Moon? This book is intended for children and adolescents ages 7-14 who have experienced some form of trauma. Through this book, trauma is put into simple terms that kids can understand without delving into details of any […]
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