The Scarlet Label: Close Encounters with ‘Borderline Personality Disorder’

[Published 22 October 2014 on Mad in America, by Jacqueline Simon Gunn and Brent Potter]

"To help my non-recovery oriented colleagues understand the stigma/resentment associated with ‘borderline personality disorder,’ I simply mention this: “Let’s say I call you and say, ‘Hey, I’ve got a referral for you. She’s been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder . . .’” I need to go no further; without fail, my colleague will smile or laugh. We both know that such a referral is a no-no, so much so that it doesn’t even have to be mentioned; it is a given."