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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782878703321

Titolo

Comparative treatments for borderline personality disorder [[electronic resource] /] / Arthur Freeman, Mark H. Stone, Donna Martin, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY, : Springer, 2005

ISBN

1-281-96435-2

9786611964351

0-8261-4836-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (314 p.)

Collana

Springer series on comparative treatments for psychological disorders

Altri autori (Persone)

FreemanArthur <1942->

StoneMark H

MartinDonna <1954->

Disciplina

616.85/85206

Soggetti

Borderline personality disorder

Borderline personality disorder - Treatment

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

Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: A Review of Borderline Personality Disorder; 2. Case History of a Borderline Personality: Linda P.; 3. Self-Psychological Treatment; 4. Dialectical Behavior Therapy; 5. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; 6. Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy; 7. Borderline States and Individual Psychology; 8. A Cognitive-Developmental Formulation of BPD; 9. A Lacanian Approach; 10. Imagery Rescripting and Reprocessing Therapy; 11. Unified Therapy with BPD; 12. Similarities and Differences in Treatment Modalities; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Within the field of clinical psychology, the term borderline personality disorder was developed to fulfill a diagnostic need and has come to possess specific stereotypes and negative meanings. Because the term borderline is an emotionally charged word, it can lead to a less-than-accurate view of the situation or patient being described, thus presenting a challenge to even the most experienced therapists and becoming one of the most complex disorders to treat. Through the use of one case study, however, experts in borderline personality disorders have put this difficulty at ease. Applying a var