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This volume gathers together 25 experts on borderline personality disorder to present their clinical and research knowledge. Both psychological and biological perspectives are considered in this discussion of borderline personality disorder's etiology and treatment. Among the topics included are: etiology of borderline personality disorder, parental bonding in borderline personality disorder, a behavioral theory of borderline personality disorder, implications of outcome research for the treatment of borderline personality disorder and management of acute and chronic suicidality in borderline personality disorder. This book is intende for use by professionals in the field of treating patients with borderline personality disorder.
Etiology. Introduction to Section I. Constitutional factors in borderline personality disorder: genetics, brain dysfunction, and biological markers. Exploring the borderline personality disorder--major affective disorder interface. Borderline personality disorder as an impulse spectrum disorder. Etiology of borderline personality disorder: psychobiological factors contributing to an underlying irritability. A behavioral theory of borderline personality disorder. Trauma and defense in the etiology of borderline personality disorder. Parental bonding in borderline personality disorder. Developmental factors in borderline personality disorder and borderline personality organization. An ego psychological view of the borderline patient. The borderline personality: a psychosocial epidemic. Etiologic theories of borderline personality disorder: a commentary. Treatment. Introduction to Section II. Implications of outcome research for the treatment of borderline personality disorder. The psychotherapeutic treatment of borderline patients. Dialectical behavioral therapy for borderline personality disorder: treatment goals, strategies, and empirical support. Pharmacological therapies in borderline personality disorder. Inpatient treatment of borderline personality disorder. Management of acute and chronic suicidality in patients with borderline personality disorder. Treatment of borderline personality disorder: a critical review.
