There is less stigmatization of the diagnosis now---and I can remember way back when---and fewer knee jerk hospitalizations, less blaming the victim,
As a nurse, I can remember having many BPD patients who were hospitalized when it was probably the worst thing that could happen to them because someone else took over the "responsibility" for controlling behaviors (without talking much usually, without insight...)
and refused to take any "risks" that might allow the person to access their own strengths...there was also an assumption that you were pretty much "done for" as far as life achieving activities...unless you "got over it", "grew up"...."acted better"....
I have been very glad to see this changing. It doesn't make it less painful in the moment but it makes for hope and a bigger picture of what is really happening...