Borderline personality disorder : the facts

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Krawitz, Roy (Author), Jackson, Wendy , 1966- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press , 2008
Series:The facts series
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. History
  • 2. How many people have borderline personality disorder?
  • 3. What is borderline personality disorder?
  • 4. Understanding borderline personality disorder
  • 5. Other problems or diagnoses found in association with borderline personality disorder
  • 6. What causes borderline personality disorder?
  • 7. Understanding self-harm
  • 8. Prognosis: do people with borderline personality disorder get better?
  • 9. Is treatment effective?
  • 10. Change
  • 11. Psychological treatments
  • 12. What to expect from treatment
  • 13. First contact with health professionals
  • 14. Choosing a therapist (where such a choice exists)
  • 15. Developing a therapy agreement
  • 16. Support network
  • 17. Assessment
  • 18. Treatment goals and treatment plan
  • 19. Therapy relationship
  • 20. Taking charge of your recovery
  • 21. Power struggles and beyond
  • 22. Prioritizing your therapy focus
  • 23. Preparing for crises
  • 24. Medication
  • 25. Hospitalization
  • 26. Is it our awareness that makes a difference? (Self-reflection, chain analysis, and mindfulness)
  • 27. Is it what we do that makes a difference?
  • 28. Is it what we think that makes a difference?
  • 29. Is it what we feel that makes a difference?
  • 30. Is it what we do with emotions of anger, guilt, and regret that makes a difference?
  • 31. Is it what we do with impulsive urges that makes a difference?
  • 32. Is it taking charge of our personal boundaries that makes a difference?
  • 33. Is it how we clarify our values and identity that makes a difference?
  • 34. Is it how we relate to ourselves that makes a difference?
  • 35. Is it how we relate to others that makes a difference?
  • 36. Is it how we create pleasure that makes a difference?
  • 37. Is it how we deal with'flashbacks' that makes a difference?
  • 38. Is it how we deal with crises that makes a difference?
  • 39. Is it how we manage our physical health that makes a difference?
  • 40. Is it our relationship with something'larger than ourselves' that makes a difference?
  • 41. Notes to family and friends
  • 42. Concluding comments to the reader