- Recorded Webinar
Complex Borderline Personality Disorder: Strategies for Therapeutic Success
Dr. Daniel Fox
- Recorded Webinar
Overview:
While Complex Borderline Personality Disorder (C-BPD) is not a formal diagnosis recognized by the DSM-5-TR or ICD-10, this course uses the term as a conceptual framework to explore the challenges of treating individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder who present with significant comorbidities and elevated clinical complexity.
Led by Dr. Daniel Fox, this training provides clinicians with a structured approach to understanding and addressing both the surface-level behaviors and deeper core dynamics often observed in clients with BPD. The course highlights how co-occurring conditions such as bipolar disorder, PTSD, ADHD, dissociative identity disorder, psychosis, and major depression can complicate assessment, intensify symptom presentation, and hinder therapeutic progress.
Participants will learn to apply evidence-based strategies for managing self-harm and suicidality, identifying patterns that reinforce dysfunction, and tailoring interventions using recognized psychological models and clinical insights. The content is grounded in peer-reviewed literature and designed to support psychologists working with complex BPD presentations.
Objectives:
- Identify two elements of borderline personality disorder that contribute to its expression
- Describe two common comorbid conditions that can thwart progress in treatment for those with C-BPD.
- Explain how overlapping symptomatology between BPD and other disorders may impact clinical assessment and intervention strategies.
Disclaimer:
The term “Complex Borderline Personality Disorder” is not a formal diagnosis recognized by the DSM-5-TR and ICD-10. This course discusses the construct as a clinical framework to understand and manage cases with high symptom complexity and comorbidity. Participants should use clinical discretion and consider additional diagnostic consultation and training when applying concepts in practice.
Scope and Limitations Disclosure:
The concept of C-BPD remains a subject of clinical debate, with some professionals proposing overlapping frameworks such as Complex PTSD (C-PTSD) to explain similar symptom presentations. While emerging literature explores distinctions between BPD, “Complex Borderline Personality Disorder”, and C-PTSD, there is a lack of consensus on diagnostic criteria, assessment tools, and treatment approaches. As such, this presentation acknowledges existing research gaps and invites participants to critically evaluate the evolving discourse while integrating evidence-informed practices into clinical work.
Commercial Disclosure:
Dr. Daniel J. Fox receives royalties from books relevant to this topic, including The Borderline Personality Disorder Workbook and Antisocial, Borderline, Narcissistic and Histrionic Workbook, which may be mentioned in this presentation. These materials are referenced for educational purposes only and are not required for course participation. He is also compensated by E Care Behavioral Health Institute for the recorded delivery of this webinar.
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Dr. Daniel Fox
Daniel J. Fox, PhD, is an accomplished licensed psychologist, international speaker, and author who has received multiple awards for his contributions to the field. He has devoted over 20 years of his career to specializing in treating and assessing individuals with personality disorders across various settings, including the state and federal prison system, universities, and private practice. His expertise encompasses a range of topics, such as personality disorders, ethics, burnout prevention, and emotional intelligence. Dr. Fox has authored numerous articles and books on these subjects, including the acclaimed Narcissistic Personality Disorder Toolbox, The Clinician's Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment of Personality Disorders, the award-winning Antisocial, Borderline, Narcissistic and Histrionic Workbook: Treatment strategies for Cluster B Personality Disorders, The Borderline Personality Disorder Workbook, and Complex Borderline Personality Disorder. Dr. Fox has been teaching and supervising students for over 20 years at various universities across the United States, some of which include West Virginia University, Texas A&M University, University of Houston, Sam Houston State University, and Florida State University. He works in the federal prison system, is an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Houston, and maintains a private practice specializing in assessing and treating individuals with complex psychopathology and personality disorders. Dr. Fox has given numerous workshops and seminars on ethics and personality disorders, personality disorders and crime, treatment solutions for working with clients along the antisocial, borderline, narcissistic, and histrionic personality spectrum, emotional intelligence, managing mental health within the prison system, and others. Dr. Fox maintains a website of various treatment interventions focused on working with and attenuating the symptomatology related to individuals along with the antisocial, borderline, narcissistic, and histrionic personality spectrum (www.drdfox.com).
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