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Update: May Will Be BPD Awareness Month

From Kristalyn Salters-Pedneault, PhD, About.com GuideApril 7, 2008

The U.S. House of Representatives has voted in support of H. Res. 1005, making May 2008 the first annual Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness month. Representative Thomas Davis (R-VA) introduced this resolution as part of an effort to increase the public's awareness of this very serious psychological condition.
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May 5, 2008 at 11:54 pm
(1) SystemsThinker says:

I am really glad to see this disorder receiving the attention it deserves. In my post

Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month: Discussing, Understanding & Publicizing an Under-Recognized Epidemic

I talk about the newfound publicity for the issue and encourage others to help keep that going. Hope to meet others who want to get the word out.

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