DIFFERENCES|COMORBIDITY: Borderline PD and Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)

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DIFFERENCES|COMORBIDITY: Borderline PD and Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)

« on: July 06, 2011, 04:37:54 PM »

Hi! Hi!

So glad we found this site! I'm new here as our Dd16 has now had added the 'potential' for BPD diagnosis to her listing. The psychiatrist isn't wanting to do that as he says she is still developing her sense of self and has listed her for CBT next month when everyone is back from summer holidays.

She was diagnosed with Reactive Attachment Disorder-disinhibited type before we adopted her at the age of 6 - among many other disorders and possible disorders.

As we are very familiar with RAD/AD, I feel very much out of my element with this new diagnosis and am in the process of reading, "Stop Walking on Eggshells."

Could someone perhaps answer this, as RAD/AD are only now getting recognized in Canada, does RAD/AD get re-labelled as BPD as children move into adulthood, is this a totally different diagnosis that's been missed?


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Re: DIFFERENCES|COMORBIDITY: Borderline PD and Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)?

« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2011, 11:36:12 PM »

My sister adopted a family of 3. They have all been diagnosed rad among several other things. She has taken them to a clinic in colorado for therapy. Her and her husband live in illinois. They have made small gains and of course went backwards as well.

One thing they found is rad at a certain age is called bpd instead.


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Re: DIFFERENCES|COMORBIDITY: Borderline PD and Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)?

« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2011, 04:25:14 PM »

I have just had a friend visit a therapist who told her her husband probably has Attachment Disorder. Many of the things my friend told me about her husband and how he reacts and behaves sounded a lot like BPD to me (I believe my ex has BPD/NPD, undiagnosed).

I looked it up and the symptoms do read like BPD.

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/attachment-disorder-in-adults.html

I just wondered if anyone else knew about Attachment Disorder or had any theories about its relation to BPD.

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