The information provided in our fact sheets is of a general nature and does not take into account your personal circumstances and physical and/or mental status/wellbeing. Specific advice should always be sought from an appropriately qualified professional person.
Fact sheets
- Essential information
- Self-help
- Families, partners and carers
- Treatment tools
- Parents with personality disorder
- Schools, teachers & students
- You've been diagnosed with BPD, what now? (pdf 200kb)
- What are Personality Disorders? (pdf 187kb)
- What is Borderline Personality Disorder? (pdf 186kb)
- What is Narcissistic Personality Disorder? (pdf 187kb)
- What is Antisocial Personality Disorder? (pdf 184kb)
- What is Avoidant Personality Disorder? (pdf 188kb)
- What is Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder? (pdf 187kb)
- What is Schizotypal Personality Disorder? (pdf 186kb)
- What treatment is available to me? (pdf 183kb)
- Intellectual Disability & Personality Disorder (pdf 225kb)
- Guide to Borderline Personality Disorder (pdf 208kb)
- Myths & Facts about Borderline Personality Disorder (pdf 308kb)
- How to respectfully talk about Personality Disorder (pdf 246kb)
- Mental Health Support Services (pdf 258kb)
The basics: for families, partners & carers
Effective communication: for families, partners & carers
Understanding self-harm & suicidal thinking: for families, partners & carers
Strategies for effective communication & healthy relationships: for families, partners & carers
Helpful tips for challenging relationships: for families, partners & carers
Managing anger: for families, partners & carers
Looking after yourself: for families, partners & carers
- Guide for first responders & health professionals (pdf 135kb)
- Providing compassionate, recovery-oriented care - guide for mental health professionals (pdf 230kb)
- Giving a diagnosis of BPD - guide for mental health professionals (pdf 133kb)
- Supporting Carers - guide for health professionals (pdf 182kb)
- Mindfulness exercise: walking (pdf 324kb)
- How did I get here? (pdf 263kb)
- Understanding relationship themes (pdf 48kb)
- Care Plan (pdf 292kb)
- Carer Plan for families, partners & carers (pdf 106kb)
- Family Crisis Care Plan (pdf 211kb)
- Keeping on Track - Goals for Parents (pdf 415kb)
- NHMRC BPD Management Plan Template (pdf 86kb)
- NHMRC BPD Crisis Management Plan Template (pdf 78kb)
Parenting with Personality Disorder
How does Personality Disorder impact on parenting?
Talking to children about Personality Disorder
Connecting with children at different ages
Understanding and responding to children's feelings
Strengthening Attachment: for parents and caregivers
Mindful parenting during child play time
Creating safety: setting limits with children
Key principles for working with young people with complex mental health needs
Personality disorder in young people: the facts
Diversity in young people
Self-harm: how to respond
Self-harm in adolescents: a guide for parents and carers
Responding to challenging behaviour
Tips in responding to young people with complex mental health needs
Working with parents with personality disorder
Care plan for young people
Student focused safety and support plan – returning to school following a complex health concern