Psychodynamic psychotherapy of borderline patients / Otto F. Kernberg ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kernberg, Otto F., 1928-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Borderline personality disorder--Treatment.

Borderline personality disorder.

Psychotherapy.

Physical Description:

ix, 210 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Books, 1989.

Summary:

This long-awaited book is the first to present Otto Kernberg's successful model of psychodynamic psychotherapy with borderline patients. Using abundant clinical vignettes and transcripts, the authors take the reader through the treatment--from establishing contact to dealing with termination--always explaining the theory that underlies the technique. Bibliography and Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages 199-201.

ISBN:

0465066437 :

OCLC:

19556151