Reviewed by Laura Godenick, TICN Program Coordinator
The University of Manchester research suggests that people with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) are 13 times more likely to have experienced an adverse experience than people who have experienced little to no trauma. There were 42 international studies with at least 5,000 participants each that suggested these results. In addition, it also suggested that people with BPD is more associated with childhood trauma than other mood disorders. Physical neglect was the most common form of trauma experienced by those with BPD, followed by emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and emotional neglect. BPD is an emotional disorder making it hard for an individual to control their emotional impulses. Things that would be considered a minor issue for some people would be responded with overwhelming emotion by a person with BPD, making it hard for them to function in day-to-day life. These findings certainly show the importance of using trauma-informed-care as an approach when caring for folks needing mental health services where the prevalence of BPD is high. See the full article here.
Long time supporter, and thought I’d drop a comment.
Your organization’s wordpress site is very sleek – hope you don’t mind me asking what theme you’re using?
(and don’t mind if I steal it? :P)
I just launched my small businesses site –also built
in wordpress like yours– but the theme slows (!) the site down quite a bit.
In case you have a minute, you can find it by searching
for “royal cbd” on Google (would appreciate any feedback) – it’s
still in the works.
Keep up the good work– and hope you all take care of yourself
during the coronavirus scare!
~Justin