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Borderline personality disorder : new reasons for hope / Francis Mark Mondimore, Patrick Kelly.
Holman Biotech Commons RC569.5.B67 M66 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mondimore, Francis Mark, 1953-
- Series:
- Johns Hopkins health book
- A Johns Hopkins Press health book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Borderline personality disorder--Popular works.
- Borderline personality disorder.
- Genre:
- Popular works.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011.
- Summary:
- Understanding the problem. The clinical picture -- "Personality" and more -- Causes. The four faces of borderline personality disorder -- What the person has: the disease perspective -- The dimensions of borderline personality discorder -- Behaviors I: addiction and eating disorders -- Behaviors II: self-harming behaviors and dissociation -- The life story: childhood experiences, development, trauma -- Treatment. Treating the disease -- Treating the behaviors -- Understanding the dimensions and addressing the life story -- Treatment approaches: putting it all together -- Themes and variations -- How to cope, how to help. If you've been diagnosed with borderline personality discorder --- For parents, partners, friends, and co-workers.
- Contents:
- I Understanding the Problem
- Chapter 1 The Clinical Picture 3
- Features of the Borderline Diagnosis 8
- Making the Diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder 15
- The Borderline Conundrum 18
- Chapter 2 "Personality" and More 20
- Understanding "Personality" 20
- What Is a Personality Disorder? 23
- When Does "Personality" Become "Disorder"? 28
- Mood Disorders 29
- Self-Destructive Behaviors 32
- Traumatic Experiences 33
- The Bigger Picture 34
- II Causes
- Chapter 3 The Four Faces of Borderline Personality Disorder 39
- The Perspectives of Psychiatry 40
- Chapter 4 What the Person Has: The Disease Perspective 50
- Mood Disorders 50
- Major Depressive Disorder 51
- Dysthymic Disorder 55
- Bipolar Disorders 56
- Borderline or Bipolar? 61
- Picturing Borderline Personality in the Brain 63
- Genetics 69
- Chapter 5 The Dimensions of Borderline Personality Disorder 72
- Measuring Personality Traits 72
- The Five-Factor Model of Personality 74
- Traits and "States" 78
- The "Personality" in Borderline Personality 80
- Where Do Personality Traits Come From? 83
- Conclusions about Personality and the Borderline Diagnosis 85
- Chapter 6 Behaviors I: Addiction and Eating Disorders 87
- Alcohol and Drug Addiction 88
- Eating Disorders 95
- Chapter 7 Behaviors II: Self-Harming Behaviors and Dissociation 106
- Cutting and Other Forms of Self-Mutilation 106
- Why Do Individuals Self-Harm? 109
- Suicidal Behavior III Dissociation 115
- Dissociative "Disorders" 117
- Dissociation Symptoms in Borderline Personality Disorder 118
- Chapter 8 The Life Story: Childhood Experiences, Development, Trauma 120
- Childhood Experiences and the Borderline Diagnosis 121
- Borderline Personality Disorder and PTSD 124
- Life Events in Adulthood 128
- III Treatment
- Chapter 9 Treating the Disease 133
- What Do Medications Treat in Persons with Borderline Personality Disorder? 136
- Antidepressant Medications 138
- Mood-Stabilizing Medications 145
- Atypical Antipsychotic Medications 148
- Antianxiety Medications: Some Words of Caution 150
- Chapter 10 Treating the Behaviors 154
- Stages of Change 155
- The Talking Cure: Psychotherapy 158
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 159
- CBT: A Closer Look 161
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy 166
- Chapter 11 Understanding the Dimensions and Addressing the Life Story 174
- Psychodynamic Therapies for Borderline Personality Disorder 179
- Psychotherapy for Borderline Personality Disorder: Summing Up 188
- Chapter 12 Treatment Approaches: Putting It All Together 190
- Chapter 13 Themes and Variations 194
- Gender Differences 194
- Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescence 196
- International and Cross-Cultural Considerations 205
- IV How to Cope, Hove to Help
- Chapter 14 If You've Been Diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder 215
- Diagnosis, Diagnosis, Diagnosis 216
- Assembling Your Treatment Team 218
- Acceptance and Committing to Getting Better 220
- The Role of Hospitalization 222
- The Costs of Addiction 224
- Looking for Happiness in All the Wrong Places 226
- Chapter 15 For Parents, Partners, Friends, and Co-workers 229
- Getting Someone into Treatment 231
- Safety Issues 237
- Recognizing and Addressing Abusive Behaviors 239
- Borderline Personality Disorder in the Workplace 243
- Getting Support 248.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Samuel Bellet Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781421403137
- 1421403137
- 9781421403144
- 1421403145
- OCLC:
- 710044952
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