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.
Table of 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;
