An interesting article on a subject heretofore unknown to me.

From the article, "But the value of the therapy can be thwarted if patients return to an environment that misunderstands them. Thus, Dr. Linehan said, it is important for others to recognize that people with borderline personality disorder are genuinely suffering. 'They are in excruciating pain that is almost always discounted by others and attributed to bad motives,' she said."