[Mondew]

Hello, I couldn't find a thread where this issue was directly addressed. After what I think was an exhaustive attempt to find good comprehensive treatment for BPD with having Medicare A/B and some savings from being employed in the past, I am becoming pretty hopeless.

So far, my attempts have been correspondence with NAMI, MHA, TARA4BPD (NYC), Medicare, SAMHSA, Behavioral Tech-listed clinicians in C.A. , UCLA Initiative for BPD/UCLA Harbor, Clear View Treatment Center, BPDresourcecenter.org email, and my own psychiatrist. Amazingly, every referral route that I've tried from corresponding to these organizations lead to non-working numbers/emails or self-pay costs that are too expensive.
I am very thankful that I have gov't assistance to help me get better; but unfortunately, I am getting progressively worse.

I have been in psychiatric and psycho-therapeutic care for 21 years and I have been wrongly diagnosed and put on meds that made me sick. If anyone knows of a good therapist and psychiatrist...or even an intensive out patient/PHP....that specializes in BPD within the Southern California area where they will work with me on the cost...PLEASE LET ME KNOW!!
There is McLean Hospital, but it will require me to find housing and living costs that I might not be able to afford.

FYI- I have had disability since 2007 after making two serious attempts at suicide and having psychiatric history that dates back to my teenage years.

Thanks for reading..

[CANDC]

Mondew, welcome to Psych Central. I am sorry you are having difficulty get BPD treatment that is affordable in Southern CA. Since you may have to move anyway, have you considered expanding your search to other states?

Some articles about BPD treatment that might be helpful.
Psych Central - Search results for BPD Treatment with Medicare thru Disability

Just on a lark I did a google search best states for borderline personality disorder treatment with Medicare. Here are the links I found.
https://www.google.com/search?source...are&gws_rd=ssl

There are lots of compassionate people here that can make the load lighter by sharing and caring. Feel free to participate actively at Psych Central.
http://forums.psychcentral.com

Please feel free to private message me or any of the Community Liaisons by left clicking on the name in blue to the left of their post) for questions or just to share.

[Crazy Hitch]

I have no knowledge in this particular area as far as BPD goes.

But I just wanted to acknowledge your post and say thank you for putting this out there.

It helps create awareness.

I'm sorry that this has been an ordeal for you and I really hope things look up from this point forward for you

[Mondew]

Thank you CANDC and Hooligan

[pjnyc]

Hi, Mondew:

Have you tried applying for MediCal? I qualified even though I was receiving disability and Medicare. I was also working part-time. MediCal assigned me a behavioral health group that was pretty good. But I decided to stick with Kaiser. They have a plan for Medicare/Medical recipients. I didn't pay a penny for ANYTHING, including a couple hospitalizations. Kaiser may not be the best choice, but I honestly can't complain about the majority of doctors, social workers, etc. that worked with me. If Kaiser offers a special plan, maybe other insurers do, too.

I live in New York now, and there is MediCaid for people working with disabilities.

[Mondew]

Hey pjnyc....i chose to opt out of medi-cal afte an incident where I was having a gyno. issue that was misdiagnosed and put on treatment that made me quite sick. After that, I became very anxious to visit a doctor under this plan and so I have been paying out of pocket with some savings and selling my stuff to get treatment elsewhere.

[Crazy Hitch]

Yeah sorry to hear that you are having to resort to selling stuff to get the much needed treatment that you deserve Mondew