Borderline Personality Disorders: Clinical & Empirical Perspectives - Rilegato

Clarkin, John F.; Marziali, Elsa; Munroe-Blum, Heather

9780898622621: Borderline Personality Disorders: Clinical & Empirical Perspectives

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ISBN 10: 089862262X ISBN 13: 9780898622621

Casa editrice: Guilford Press, 1992

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First published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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L'autore:

John F. Clarkin, Ph.D., is a Professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry at the Cornell University Medical College, Director of Psychology for the New York Hospital, and Co-Director of the Personality Disorder Institute. Dr. Clarkin's academic writing has focused on the phenomenology of the personality disorders and the treatment of patients with borderline personality disorder and bipolar disorder.

Contenuti:

Part I. Introduction

1. The Borderline Construct: Introductory Notes on Its History, Theory, and Empirical Grounding, Theodore Millon

Clinical Features

Historical Forerunners

Contemporary Perspectives

Empirical and Logical Issues

References

Part II. Etiology

2. The Etiology of Borderline Personality Disorder: Developmental Factors, Elsa Marziali

The Psychodynamic Perspective

The Neurobehavioral Perspective

Early Childhood Neglect and Abuse

Relevance of Research Findings for Practice

Summary and Implications for Future Research

References

3. Family Environment and Family Psychopathology in the Etiology of Borderline Personality Disorder, Paul S. Links

Studies of Family Environment

Family History Studies

Future Directions

Implications of This Review

References

4. Borderline Personality Disorder: Course of Illness, Michael H. Stone

Course, Outcome, Natural History: Distinctions

Key Variables

Review and Critique of Follow-Up Studies in the Borderline Domain

Implications for Treatment

Summary and Directions for Future Follow-Up Studies

References

Part III. Diagnosis

5. Alternative Perspectives on the Diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder, Thomas A. Widiger, Gloria M. Miele, and Sarah M. Tilly

Alternative Formulations

Diagnostic Controversies

Clinical Applications

Conclusions

References

6. Measurement of DSM-III and DSM-III-R Borderline Personality Disorder, James Reich

Measurement Instruments

Comparison of Different Instruments

The Relation of Specific Criteria to the Diagnosis of BPD

The Concept of "Core Dimensions" for BPD

The Problem of Personality Disorder Overlap

Directions for Future Research

Acknowledgment

References

7. Axis I Comorbidity of Borderline Personality Disorder: Clinical Implications, Jeffrey M. Jonas and Harrison G. Pope

Empirical Studies of BPD

Theoretical and Clinical Implications

Conclusions

References

8. An Interpersonal Approach to the Diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder, Lorna Smith Benjamin

Problems with the Diagnosis of Personality Disorder

Can Personality Disorders Be Characterized?

Use of the IPC to Define Personality Disorders

Are Interpersonal Terms Adequate to Describe Axis II?

Structural Analysis of Social Behavior: An Introduction

SASB-Based Descriptions of BPD and ASP

Data Describing the Views of BPD and ASP

Differential Diagnostic Implications

Treatment Implications

Summary and Directions for Future Work

Acknowledgment

References

Part IV. Treatment

9. Borderline Behavioral Clusters and Different Treatment Approaches, Stephen W. Hurt, John F. Clarkin, Heather Munroe-Blum, and Elsa Marziali

BPD as a Syndrome

Applications of the Three Treatment Approaches

Discussion

References

10. The Therapeutic Alliances of Borderline Patients, Arlene F. Frank

Barriers to Empirical Research

Existing Empirical Studies

Summary and Conclusions

Acknowledgment

References

11. Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder, Marsha M. Linehan and Heidi L. Heard

Dialectics

Theory and Behavioral Patterns

Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Therapist's Role

Treatment Outcome

References

12. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy of the Borderline Patient, John F. Clarkin, Harold Koenigsberg, Frank Yeomans, Michael Selzer, Paulina Kernberg, and Otto F. Kernberg

Borderline Personality Organization and Borderline Personality Disorder

Rationale for Psychodynamic Treatment

Goals and Objectives

Methodology

Preliminary Findings

Summary and Conclusions

Acknowledgment

References

13. Group Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder, Heather Munroe-Blum

Conceptual Justification for Group Treatment

Review of Existing Literature on Group Treatment

Implications for Future Research and Treatment