General Psychiatric Management is a treatment approach for Borderline Personality Disorder that combines key elements of other treatments to provide patient care. GPM is easily learned by most clinicians and has been shown to be effective for treating most BPD patients, It is especially useful when specialized or more resource-intensive treatments are unavailable.

GPM can be practiced by primary care doctors, nurse practitioners and other mental health professionals who are not therapists. It can be used to guide treatment in inpatient units, emergency departments and outpatient settings. With this flexibility more health professionals can become qualified to help more people with BPD and receive the care they need.