Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a complex and misunderstood personality disorder that most people are unaware of yet it affects 2% of the general population. This video will provide a personal account of how a university student navigates their day when living with BPD. A more detailed overview of the disorder including symptoms, diagnosis and treatment will follow.

DISCLAIMER: The through my eyes style video was used as a creative element for this assignment only. This video depicts a hypothetical story of the experiences of a student with BPD. We recognize that there is variability in experiences across those diagnosed with BPD and are in no way trying to generalize the experiences of those affected.

This video was made by McMaster Demystifying Medicine students Ream Abdullah, Behrad Dehnadi, Praniya Elangainesan and Heather Zhao.

#DemystifyingMedicine, #MentalHealth
Copyright McMaster University 2019.

Resources:

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
https://www.camh.ca/en/healthinfo/me...

National Institute of Mental Health
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topic...

US National Library of Medicine: Medline Plus
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/...

Treatment and Research Advancements for Borderline Personality Disorder
http://www.tara4bpd.org

The Canadian Mental Health Association
https://toronto.cmha.ca/mentalhealth...

Kids Help Phone
1800668686

Crisis Services Canada
18334564566

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