CONTENTS
(1) Authoritative online information
(2) Books for people with BPD
(1) Authoritative online information
Helping someone with borderline personality disorder from HelpGuide.com.
BPD Family: Resources for significant others of people with BPD.
Also see my webpage on Helping Someone with a Mental Illness
(2) Books for significant others
Fruzzetti, A. E. (2006). The high conflict couple: a dialectical behavior therapy guide to finding peace, intimacy, and validation. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications. [Amazon] [Available at the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library]
Fruzzetti, A. E. (2012). The Family Guide to Borderline Personality Disorder: Finding Peace in Your Family Using Dialectical Behavior Therapy. New Harbinger Publications. [Amazon]
Hall, K. (2014). Savvy: Communication Skills for Family Members and Friends of Those With Borderline Personality Disorder. [Amazon]
Manning, S., & Linehan, M. (2011). Loving Someone with Borderline Personality Disorder: How to Keep Out-of-Control Emotions from Destroying You. The Guilford Press. [Amazon] [Excerpt] [Available at the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library]
Young, J., & Adamec, A. (2013). When Your Adult Child Breaks Your Heart: Coping With Mental Illness, Substance Abuse, And The Problems That Tear Families Apart. [Amazon] [Available as an ebook from the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library / Oregon Digital Library Consortium - Library To Go]
This book is not specifically about BPD, but it is an excellent resource for parents of a person who has a mental illness.
Books recommended by the National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder
(3) Videos for for significant others
Video for significant others of people with BPD: Dr. Alan Fruzzetti - Practical Skills for Families (video)
Lise LeBlanc: https://liseleblanc.ca; www.youtube.com/@LiseLeblanc
Resources under review
Mason, P., & Kreger. (2010). Stop Walking on Eggshells: Taking Your Life Back When Someone You Care About Has Borderline Personality Disorder. New Harbinger. [Amazon] [Available at the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library]
"Trapped in the Mirror: Adult Children of Narcissists in their Struggle for Self," by Elan Golom.