Barbara Stanley, Ph.D., “Suicidal Behavior in Borderline Personality Disorder”

Barbara Stanley, PhD, is Professor of Clinical Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and a Research Scientist at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. She is also the Director of the Suicide Prevention Training, Implementation and Evaluation Program at New York State Psychiatric Institute where she develops training programs on suicide prevention for the New York State Department of Mental Health. Dr. Stanley is the principal investigator on several NIMH, DoD and foundation grants investigating clinical and neurobiological factors and intervention strategies related to suicidal behavior, self injury and borderline personality disorder. She is also conducting a project in the VA to develop and evaluate an intervention for treating and following suicidal Veterans in Emergency Departments and urgent care settings and post-discharge. She is the author of more than 200 publications and serves as editor-in-chief of the Archives of Suicide Research, serves on the editorial board for several journals and was a member of the Adult Psychopathology and Disorders of Aging NIH CSR study section. With her colleague, Dr. Gregory Brown, she developed the Safety Planning Intervention that is used throughout the VA and on crisis hotlines across the United States. She is a fellow of Division 12, Society of Clinical Psychology, of the American Psychological Association, a fellow of the International Academy of Suicide Research, is the former chair of the American Psychological Association's Committee on Human Research and on the Scientific Advisory Board of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. She has received numerous awards including the research award from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the Suicide Prevention Council of New York. The 12th annual Yale NEA-BPD conference addressed advances in assessment and treatment of individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder who struggle with suicidality, as well as resources for providers working with suicidal individuals. The conference addressed assessment and interventions aimed at individuals and families, as well as consumer and family member perspectives.   Our Yale NEA-BPD Conferences http://psychiatry.yale.edu/bpdconfere... are aimed at mental health professionals, training clinicians and researchers, as well as consumers and their family members. Presentations are designed to make cutting edge research and practice accessible to both professionals and lay audience members.  Ample time is provided for questions from the audience throughout the conference day.