"Melissa Ford Thornton's book is a totally credible, genuine, and inspiring account of her recovery from a terrible form of mental illness that afflicts more than a million Americans."
-- Charles Swenson, MD

Between 1.8% and 4% of the U.S. population suffer from borderline personality disorder (BPD). It is estimated that 23% of inpatients and 11% of outpatients in psychiatric care have borderline personality disorder. Yet, few books exist offering answers for the layperson from a borderline point of view.

When a person is diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, where can he or she turn to find guidance in non-medical language and to read about success stories of borderline patients? How can a person with borderline personality disorder cope with the many difficult symptoms, which can include depression, suicidal tendencies, mood swings, and self-destructive behavior?

Written especially for those suffering from borderline personality disorder, Eclipses: Behind the Borderline Personality Disorder offers a unique perspective on BPD -- from the viewpoint of the patient. Author Melissa Ford Thornton offers hope and compassion, weaving her own personal experiences with real-life stories of fellow sufferers throughout the book. Included are personal experiences with Dialectical Behavior Therapy, a therapy developed especially for treating borderline personality disorder. Friends and families of borderline patients and professionals in psychology and psychiatry can learn a great deal more about this mental illness by looking at it through the borderline's eyes.

Eclipses: Behind the Borderline Personality Disorder has been approved by the Literature Committee of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill for recommendation to their 172,000 membership.

"Reading Eclipses is like having a good friend right beside you offering support, answering questions, and showing you that recovery really is possible."
-- Randi Kreger
Coauthor, Walking On Eggshells: When Someone You Care About Has Borderline Personality Disorder

Book excerpts and resources on borderline personality disorder are available at the publisher's award-winning website, http://www.msano.com.

Eclipses: Behind the Borderline Personality Disorder
by Melissa Ford Thornton
ISBN 0-9659392-2-7
$13.00
PSYCHOLOGY/SELF-HELP
Distributed by: Ingram
Available through bookstores or directly from the publisher, Monte Sano Publishing, http://www.msano.com, 1-800-508-9461 (US/Canada) or 256-922-9963

For more information, contact:

Marcia Hoppers
Monte Sano Publishing
800-508-9461, 256-92
info@msano.com
http://www.msano.com