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More than for other psychiatric disorders, people with BPD are thought to be more capable of controlling their socially “unacceptable” behavior, and yet often they cannot because they do not have the skill set to manage relationships and emotions. And so, and as research as well as my own professional experience shows, the mental health profession responds with less sympathy and optimism toward people who have this disorder. We, the mental health professionals, are to blame for the stigma attached to BPD, and it is up to us to repair the damage. We can do this through compassionate understanding, education, the removal of judgmental language, and the provision of evidence-based care.
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Aguirre, B. (2016). Borderline Personality Disorder: From Stigma to Compassionate Care. In: Parekh, R., Childs, E. (eds) Stigma and Prejudice. Current Clinical Psychiatry. Humana Press, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27580-2_8
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