Full Description
This volume offers guidelines for managing the therapist-patient relationship during crisis intervention and longer-term therapy with patients who exhibit borderline symptoms. Since to do no harm is the primary goal of any therapist who encounters such a patient, an appropriate therapist-patient relationship is crucial; moreover, skillful management of this relationship can, in itself, be the most effective and safe treatment. The authors present a conceptual model, based on self psychology and interpersonal theory, for reframing the borderline symptoms and the therapist's reactions. Case examples demonstrate effective relationship management and therapeutic interventions.
Contents
Part 1 History, Etiology, Concepts; Chapter 1 History of the Borderline Concept; Chapter 2 Notes on Etiology; Chapter 3 The Necessary Conceptual Leap; Chapter 4 Context and the Self-System; Part 2 Treatment of the Borderline Syndrome; Chapter 5 Principles of Relationship Management; Chapter 6 Crisis and Emergency Management; Chapter 7 Inpatient Management; Chapter 8 Outpatient Management; Part 3 Treatment of Related Problems; Chapter 9 Borderline Behavior in Adolescents, RodWachsmuth; Chapter 10 Borderline Phenomena and Personality Disorder; Chapter 11 Borderline Phenomena in Schizophrenia; Chapter 12 Cautionary Tales; Chapter 13 Case Studies;
