Bibliograph

Understanding and treating borderline personality disorder, a guide for professionals and families, edited by John G. Gunderson, Perry D. Hoffman ; in collaboration with Penny Steiner-Grossman, Patricia Woodward

Type

Label

Understanding and treating borderline personality disorder, a guide for professionals and families, edited by John G. Gunderson, Perry D. Hoffman ; in collaboration with Penny Steiner-Grossman, Patricia Woodward

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Understanding and treating borderline personality disorder

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

57069690

Responsibility statement

edited by John G. Gunderson, Perry D. Hoffman ; in collaboration with Penny Steiner-Grossman, Patricia Woodward

Sub title

a guide for professionals and families

Summary

Offers both a valuable update for mental health professionals and much-needed information and encouragement for BPD patients and their families and friends. The editors of this eminently practical and accessible text have brought together the wide-ranging and updated perspectives of 15 recognized experts who discuss topics such as: new evidence for the success of various forms of psychotherapy, including Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), in reducing self-injury, drug dependence, and days in the hospital for some groups of people with BPD; pharmacology research showing that the use of specific medications can relieve the cognitive, affective, and impulsive symptoms experienced by individuals with BPD, as part of a comprehensive psychosocial treatment plan; and a new understanding of BPD, suggesting that individuals may be genetically prone to developing BPD and that certain stressful events may trigger its onset

Table Of Contents

The borderline diagnosis: concepts, criteria, and controversies / Andrew E. Skodol -- Psychotherapies for borderline personality disorder / Donna S. Bender and John M. Oldham -- Suicidal and self-injurious behavior in borderline personality disorder: a self-regulation model / Barbara Stanley and Beth S. Brodsky -- Pharmacotherapy in borderline personality disorder / Paul H. Soloff -- The longitudinal course of borderline personality disorder / Mary C. Zanarini -- Living with borderline personality disorder: a firsthand account -- Family perspectives on borderline personality disorder / Dixianne Penney and Patricia Woodward -- From family trauma to family support system / Harriet P. Lefley -- Family involvement in treatment / Alan E. Fruzzetti and Jennifer L. Boulanger

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