Episode 19: Borderline Personality Disorder, Unpacking Causes & Treatments with Dr. Lois Choi-Kain

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Identifying what causes borderline personality disorder (BPD) is as difficult as understanding the creation of the personality itself. In this podcast, our expert describes BPD as instability in four key areas: interpersonal relationships, emotions, behavior, and cognition/sense of self. The treatment complexities of this disorder can be intimidating for clinicians.

We’ll explore a variety of questions about BPD, such as whether a certain psychiatric history make someone more vulnerable to this disorder. Are issues with attachment at a young age to blame? What is the relationship, if any, to trauma?

Dive into this episode of Mind Dive podcast from The Menninger Clinic as hosts Dr. Kerry Horrell and Dr. Bob Boland are joined by one of the most accomplished minds in the evolution of borderline personality disorder treatment, Lois W. Choi-Kain, MEd, MD.

As director of the Gunderson Personality Disorders Institute at McLean Hospital, Dr. Choi-Kain is an expert in one of the best known treatments for BPD, dialectical behavioral therapy. In this discussion, psychiatrist and psychotherapist Dr. Choi-Kain explores the challenges of working with your patient to achieve emotional regulation.

“The steps forward are necessarily messy for everyone involved, but the right treatment provides a clearer understanding of why the patient reacts the way they do and what it does to the people around them,” said Dr. Choi-Kain.

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Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

McLean Hospital’s General Psychiatric Management for Borderline Personality Disorder Online Training

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