ONE of the North’s top mental health experts has said there should be ‘greater awareness, training and resources in the community’ to help those suffering from borderline personality disorder (BPD). Colin Hughes, a lecturer in Education in Mental Health Nursing, and Programme Director of the Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy Programme at Queen’s University Belfast believes there is scope for much more […]
Social worker tells of ‘growing BPD epidemic’ in county
A Western Trust social worker has supported a local mother’s fears that borderline personality disorder (BPD) is claiming young people’s lives needlessly. Erin Donnelly’s 18-year-old daughter Katie had been suffering from the disorder when she died suddenly at the Fermanagh and Tyrone Hospital in Omagh last September. Lack of treatment and understanding of the mental illness are two of the biggest issues vulnerable […]
How BPD is making teenagers’ lives hell
A LOCAL mother has urged for more to be done to highlight the dangers of borderline personality disorder (BPD) after the tragic death of her daughter. Erin Donnelly’s 18-year-old daughter, Katie, had been suffering from the disorder when she died suddenly at the Fermanagh and Tyrone Hospital in Omagh last September. Lack of treatment and understanding of […]