Borderline personality disorders / / edited by Mary C. Zanarini

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910703320903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Taylor & Francis, 2005
• ISBN: 1-04-008010-3; 0-429-24689-7; 1-280-90621-9; 9786610906215; 0-8493-5216-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (397 p.)
• Collana: Medical psychiatry ; ; 31
• Altri autori (Persone): ZanariniMary C. <1946->
• Disciplina: 616.85/852
• Soggetti: Borderline personality disorder
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Preface; Contents; Contributors; 1. Borderline Personality Disorder: History of the Concept; 2. The Subsyndromal Phenomenology of Borderline Personality Disorder; 3. Environmental Factors in the Etiology of Borderline Personality Disorder; 4. A Temperament Model of Borderline Personality Disorder; 5. Neurobiology of Impulsive Aggression; 6. Biochemical Endophenotypes in Borderline Personality Disorder; 7. Genetics of Borderline Personality Disorder; 8. Comorbidity and Borderline Personality Disorder; 9. Psychosocial Functioning in BPD; 10. The Symptomatic Course of Borderline Personality Disorder11. Suicidality in Borderline Personality Disorder; 12. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy of Borderline Personality Disorder; 13. Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder; 14. Pharmacotherapy of Borderline Personality Disorder; 15. Family Interventions for Borderline Personality Disorder; 16. Day Hospital Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder; 17. Structural and Functional Imaging of Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder; 18. Risk Factors for Suicidal Behavior in Borderline Personality Disorder: A Review and UpdateIndex
• Sommario/riassunto: Addressing all aspects of borderline personality disorder (BPD) from the ; course, epidemiology, and history of the disease to the latest guidelines in patient diagnosis, pharmacotherapy, and psychotherapy, this reference serves as an all-encompassing reference for the mental health professional seeking authoritative coverage of BPD identification, development, and treatment.