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People who suffer with this disorder have extreme and long standing instability in their emotional lives, as well as in their behavior and their self-image. Despite the devastating nature of this disorder, it has not received the scientific and clinical attention that other health and psychiatric problems of equal, or even lesser, level of disability have received. To learn more about BPD click here . The Foundation was established in 1999 when a Swiss family mandated their corporate lawyer to set up an international foundation to sponsor basic research of BPD and to bring attention to this disorder. In 2000 Dr. Torsten Wiesel became Chairperson of the Board of Trustees and Dr. Eric Kandel, Chairperson of the Scientific Advisory Board .