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)
- Understanding BPD through the lens of the brain (pdf 139kb)
Relationship difficulties, arguments & conflicts (pdf 385kb)
What is mindfulness? (pdf 212kb)
Self-harm: what is it? (pdf 246kb)
Effective communication (pdf 230kb)
Managing anger (pdf 87kb)
Managing distress (pdf 64.5kb)
Managing emotions (pdf 375kb)
Managing grief (pdf 149kb)
Problems with drug and alcohol use (pdf 304kb)
What works for me: expert perspectives from people with lived experience (pdf169kb)
The importance of self-care (pdf 302kb)
Mindfulness exercise: Five Things (pdf 256kb)
Mindfulness exercise: Bubbles (pdf 291kb)
Mindfulness exercise: Sushi Train (pdf 324kb)
Mindfulness exercise: Leaves on a stream (pdf 224kb)
Mindfulness exercise: Rhythms & sounds (pdf 347kb)
Mindfulness exercise: Dropping anchor (pdf 272kb)
Making & using a Sensory Box (pdf 260kb)
The basics: for families, partners & carers (pdf 305kb)
Effective communication: for families, partners & carers (pdf 302kb)
Understanding self-harm & suicidal thinking: for families, partners & carers (pdf 369kb)
Strategies for effective communication & healthy relationships: for families, partners & carers (pdf 674kb)
Helpful tips for challenging relationships: for families, partners & carers (pdf 303kb)
Managing anger: for families, partners & carers (pdf 190kb)
Looking after yourself: for families, partners & carers (pdf 306kb)
What works for me: expert perspectives from people who support a person with personality disorder (pdf 169kb)
- 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)
- How did I get here? (editible version) (word doc 35kb)
- Understanding relationship themes (pdf 48kb)
- Care Plan (pdf 292kb)
- Care Plan - editible version (Word doc)
- Carer Plan for families, partners & carers (pdf 106kb)
- Carer Plan for families, partners & carers - editible version (Word doc)
- Family Crisis Care Plan (pdf 211kb)
- Family Crisis Care Plan (editable version) (word doc 31kb)
- NHMRC BPD Management Plan Template (pdf 86kb)
- NHMRC BPD Crisis Management Plan Template (pdf 78kb)
- Keeping on Track - Goals for Parents (pdf 415kb)
- Keeping on track: Goals for parents (editable version) (word doc 19kb)
- Caring for myself, caring for others (pdf 174kb)
- Caring for myself, caring for others(editable version) (word doc 19kb)
- My family tree (pdf 168kb)
- My family tree (editable version) (word doc 67kb)
- Protecting children from personality disorder symptoms (pdf 105kb)
- Protecting children from personality disorder symptoms (editable version) (word doc 35kb)
- Identifying relationship patterns: Part 1 and 2 (pdf 84kb)
- Identifying relationship patterns: Part 1 (editable version) (word doc 14kb)
- Identifying relationship patterns: Part 2 (editable version) (word doc 14kb)
Parenting with Personality Disorder (pdf 236kb)
How does Personality Disorder impact on parenting? (pdf 177kb)
Talking to children about Personality Disorder (pdf 197kb)
Connecting with children at different ages: Part 1 (pdf 95kb)
Connecting with children at different ages: Part 2 (pdf 100kb)
Understanding and responding to children's feelings (pdf 252kb)
Strengthening Attachment: for parents and caregivers (pdf 276kb)
Mindful parenting during child play time (pdf 177kb)
Creating safety: setting limits with children (pdf 195kb)
Key principles for working with young people with complex mental health needs (pdf 153kb)
Personality disorder in young people: the facts (pdf 588kb)
Diversity in young people (pdf 723kb)
Self-harm: how to respond (pdf 341kb)
Self-harm in adolescents: a guide for parents and carers (pdf 575kb)
Responding to challenging behaviour (pdf 710kb)
Tips in responding to young people with complex mental health needs (pdf 187kb)
Working with parents with personality disorder (pdf 680kb)
Care plan for young people (pdf 38kb)
Care plan for young people (editable version) (word doc 42kb)
Student focused safety and support plan – returning to school following a complex health concern (pdf 38kb)
Student focussed safety and support plan (editible version) (word doc 25kb)