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: 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; and a new understanding of BPD, suggesting that individuals may be genetically prone to developing BPD and that certain stressful events may trigger its onset."
"This is a concise, clearly written, and eminently practical text. It offers both a valuable update for mental health professionals and much-needed information and encouragement for BPD patients and their families and friends. These authors present a new understanding BPD, suggesting that genetic factors and certain stressful events may combine to trigger its onset; new evidence supporting the benefits of specific medications; and the success of various forms of psychotherapy."@en

"Understanding and treating borderline personality disorder : a guide for professionals and families"
"Understanding and treating borderline personality disorder a guide for professionals and families"@en