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Understanding and Treating Borderline Personality Disorder: A Guide for Professionals and Families offers both a valuable update for mental health professionals and much-needed information and encouragement for BPD patients and their families and friends. The editors of this eminently practical and accessible text have brought together the wide-ranging and updated perspectives of 15 recognized experts who discuss topics such as -A new understanding of BPD, suggesting that individuals may be genetically prone to developing BPD and that certain stressful events may trigger its onset -New evidence for the success of various forms of psychotherapy, including Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), in reducing self-injury, drug dependence, and days in the hospital for some groups of people with BPD -Pharmacology research showing that the use of specific medications can relieve the cognitive, affective, and impulsive symptoms experienced by individuals with BPD, as part of a comprehensive psychosocial treatment plan -New resources for families to help them deal with the dysregulated emotions of their loved ones with BPD and to build effective support systems for themselves Yet much remains t
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- Author
- Perry D. Hoffman, John G. Gunderson, Johng Gunderson
- Publisher
- American Psychiatric Association Publishing
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781585626571
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Medical, Psychology, Medicine
- Rating
- 3.7 / 5 (23 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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