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Suggested BPD Reading List
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Book Forum
Borderline
Personality
Disorder: A Clinical
Guide, Second
Edition
John G.
Gunderson, M.D.,
with Paul S. Links,
M.D., F.R.C.P.C.
Arlington, Va.,
American Psychiatric
Publishing, 2008,
366 pp., $60.00.
MICHAEL G. MORAN,
M.D.
Aurora, Colo.
Treatment of
Borderline
Personality
Disorder: A Guide to
Evidence-Based
Practice
by Joel Paris. New
York, Guilford
Press, 2008, 254
pp., $35.00.
MARY C. ZANARINI,
Ed.D.
Belmont, Mass. |
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Borderline Personality Disorder: Meeting the Challenges
to Successful Treatment
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Hoffman, PD,
and Steiner-Grossman, P. (2008) .
Haworth Press, Philadelphia, PA.
Practical, useable ideas for the
betterment of those affected by
Borderline Personality Disorder, this book
is a
valuable resource for social workers,
psychologists, psychiatrists, and
counselors, as well as students,
researchers, and academics in the mental
health field, as well as family members, loved ones,
and those directly affected by BPD. Chapters
include:
• an overview of Borderline Personality
Disorder
• confronting myths and stereotypes about
BPD
• biological underpinnings of BPD
• a social
worker’s perspective on BPD and the need for
community
• an evidence-based approach to managing
suicidal behavior in BPD patients
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy
• supportive psychotherapy for borderline
patients
• Systems Training for Emotional
Predictability and Problem Solving (STEPPS)
• Mentalization-based Treatment
• fostering validating responses in families
• Family Connections: an education and
skills training program for family member
well-being
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Understanding and Treating Borderline
Personality Disorder: A Guide for
Professionals and Families |
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Gunderson, JG. &
Hoffman, PD. (2005) . American Psychiatric
Press, Inc. Washington, DC
Research on BPD is 20 to 30 years
behind that on other major psychiatric
disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar
disorder. Despite evidence to the contrary,
much of the professional literature on BPD
continues to focus on childhood trauma,
abuse, and neglect as triggers for BPD—to
the detriment of both patient and family.
This book provides a valuable update for
mental health professionals and much-needed
information and encouragement for BPD
patients and their families. Chapters
include:
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
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The High Conflict Couple: A Dialectical
Behavior Therapy Guide to Finding Peace,
Intimacy, & Validation
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Fruzzetti, AE. &
Linehan, MH. (foreword) (2006) . New
Harbinger Publications, Inc. Oakland, CA.
When out-of-control emotions are the
root cause of problems in a
relationship, no amount of effective
communication or intimacy building
will fix what ails it. What these
"high-conflict" couples need is help
regulating the emotions that provoke
the "escape or win" mode of
interaction that has come to define
them.
Fruzzetti, a noted expert in
the use of dialectical behavior
therapy (DBT) in couples’ therapy,
adapts this powerful set of emotion
regulation tools. Using mindfulness
and distress tolerance techniques,
you’ll learn how to deescalate
conflict situations before they have
a chance to flare into serious
fights. Other techniques help
partners in a relationship disclose
their personal fears and
vulnerabilities and validate one
another’s experiences. Ultimately,
you’ll learn how to manage problems
with negotiation, not conflict, and
how to find true acceptance and
closeness with your partner.
This is the first book to use
dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)
to help high-conflict couples
regulate out-of-control emotions,
tolerate distressing situations, and
resolve problems—an approach proven
to help even the most highly
reactive couples build healthy
relationships.
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Borderline Personality
Disorder Demystified |
Friedel, Robert O. (2004) . Marlow & Co. New
York, NY.
Over six million Americans
suffer from Borderline
Personality Disorder (BPD), a
chronic, disabling psychiatric
condition that causes extreme
instability in their emotional
lives, behavior, and self-image,
and severely impacts their
family and friends.
In Borderline Personality Disorder
Demystified, Dr. Robert Friedel,
a leading expert in BPD and a
pioneer in its treatment, has
turned his vast personal
experience into a useful and
supportive guide for everyone
living with and seeking to
understand this condition.
Friedel helps readers grasp the
etiology of Borderline
Personality Disorder, the course
it takes, the difficulties in
diagnosing it, the types of
treatment available, strategies
for coping, and much more.
Borderline Personality Disorder
Demystified is an invaluable
resource for everyone diagnosed
with BPD, those who think they
might have the illness, and
friends and family who love and
support them.
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