Borderline Personality Disorder

ISBN-13: 9780824729288 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 400 str.

Mary C. Zanarini

Opis

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 control. With chapters by a distinguished team of BPD experts, this guide examines the most recent studies and literature on the etiology of borderline personality disorder-ranging from environmental and neurobiological factors to topics such as genetic inheritance and sexual abuse offers practical approaches to correctly recognize and treat comorbid conditions explores the psychosocial functioning of borderline patients and provides recommendations for the assessment of suicide risk reviews the latest information on the psychodynamic therapy of borderline patients by the founding father of borderline diagnosis, John Gunderson contains a chapter on the efficacy of dialectical behavioral therapy by Marsha Linehan, the pioneer of the approach analyzes the results of open-label and placebo-controlled trials of antidepressants, mood stabilizers, and neuroleptics and presents new empirically-based guidelines for the pharmacotherapy of borderline personality disorder includes fMRI and PET studies of criteria-defined borderline patients

Recenzje

"…a valuable resource for mental health practitioners seeking increased understanding and improved treatment of borderline personality disorder patients."
-Doody's Reviews

Spis treści

History of Concept. Signs and Symptoms of BPD. Etiology of Disorder. Comorbid Axis I and II Disorders. Course of BPD. Forms of Treatment. Brain Imaging Studies. Current Controversies and DSM-V

O autorze

Mary C. Zanarini