BORDERLINE the Film | Super Edition
A mostly verite-style documentary film about a woman who has a Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) diagnosis.
The SUPER EDITION includes the complete versions of the four interviews conducted for the film with these legendary experts on BPD: Marsha Linehan, John Gunderson, Otto Kernberg and Peter Fonagy. (*An extra 5 hours 13 minutes of content!*)
The first time she tried to kill herself she was five years old. Now she is 45 and hell-bent on trying to live – most of the time.
She reacts on impulse, attacks, distracts, meditates, offers social commentary, trips over herself, laughs, judges, burns bridges, makes social gaffes, apologizes, loses her cool, philosophizes and remains dogged in her search for recovery.
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BORDERLINE | Feature-Length Film
This film is about a woman who has a Borderline Personality Disorder diagnosis. The first time she tried to kill herself she was five years old. Now she is 45 and hell-bent on trying to live – most of the time.
She reacts on impulse, attacks, distracts, meditates, offers social commentary, trips ... -
Marsha Linehan | Interview Part 1
- The development of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Her own transformation through learning Radical Acceptance
- Why BPD is stigmatized
- Suicidality in BPD
- Building a “life worth living” instead of suicide prevention
- Effectiveness of DBT in reducing suicidality
- Anger and BPD
- Avoidi... -
Marsha Linehan | Interview Part 2
- DBT Skills Modules: Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Interpersonal Skills, Emotional Regulation
- Evidence-based treatments for BPD
- Certification for Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Complexity of treating BPD
- Insurance / Payment issues for therapists
- The performance of DBT vs other t... -
John Gunderson | Interview Part 1
- How he got into the field
- How he developed the BPD diagnostic criteria
- The characteristics of the disorder
- Interpersonal aspects of BPD
- Why a lot of professionals don’t feel confident treating BPD
- Seeing life as a great teacher and the therapy relationship as a springboard
- Correctiv... -
John Gunderson | Interview Part 2
- A Short definition of BPD
- Underdiagnosis of BPD
- The role of medication in treatment
- Good Psychiatric Management — basic training about BPD for all health professionals
- BPD and families
- BPD and stressful environments
- Managing stress with Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- The Gunde... -
Otto Kernberg | Interview Part 1
- Definition of severe personality disorders (less severe / more severe)
- Borderline Personality Organization (BPO) vs Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
- Description of Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP)
- The TFP treatment approach
- The lack of an integrated sense of self
- BPD vs M... -
Otto Kernberg | Interview Part 2
- The effectiveness of Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP)
- Narcissism & Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD)
- Negative prognostic indicators (severity of antisocial behavior, etc.)
- Self-harm and personality disorders
- Treatability of patients with personality disorders
- Sexuality a... -
Peter Fonagy | Interview Part 1
- The Development of Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT)
- Explanation of subjectivity & Mentalization
- Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) through the lens of Mentalization
- How BPD develops in a person
- Mentalization, attachment and the human drive to communicate
- Mentalization, trust and... -
Peter Fonagy | Interview Part 2
- The experience of having Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
- Helping someone with BPD using Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT)
- Building trust and resilience in the therapeutic relationship
- Examples of a loss of the capacity to mentalize
- Drivers of attachment
- When thoughts and feeli...
