North American Society for the Study of Personality Disorders

Reminder: This Friday, December 18th, 2020 is the last day to submit your abstract proposal for the 2021 NASSPD virtual conference being held April 16-17th, 2021. Visit our website for more details regarding our submission process. We look forward to receiving your submissions! https://www.nasspd.org/2021_abstract_submission

How can machine-learning help us understand suicide risk? Algorithms employed by the Department of Veteran Affairs are discussed in this recent article from the New York Times, featuring former NASSPD president, Marianne Goodman. https://www.nytimes.com//artificial-intelligence-veterans-

NASSPD is pleased to announce that our colleagues at Emotions Matter have created a new 24-minute educational film that they are premiering this Thursday (11/12/20) called "The Myths and Facts about Borderline Personality Disorder." Their free video premiere events, co-sponsored with the Clearview Treatment Center in Los Angeles, CA, are occurring tomorrow, Thursday, Nov 12th. Anyone interested can sign up on their website at www.emotionsmatterbpd.org to register for one of their events or check out their free resources and video link.

We are excited to announce that our colleagues at the International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders (ISSPD) have recently created a new facebook page. Check them out and follow for ISSPD updates!

We are excited to announce that our colleagues at Emotions Matter have recently begun to offer webinars related to BPD empowerment and recovery. Dr. Sara Masland will be presenting for an upcoming Emotions Matter webinar on Wednesday, May 20th, 1:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada), addressing BPD and Stigma. If you are interested in attending, please register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us//register/WN_U8xtdSNJTiOho9iC9ZaPOA