Borderline Personality Disorder: New Perspectives On A Stigmatizing And Overused Diagnosis (Practical And Applied Psychology)

Presents a thorough critical and historical review of the diagnosis of BPD and explores--through academic and clinical narratives--the different process that occur in borderline behavior patterns. The authors offer new perspectives that emphasize the whole person rather than a diagnosis, addressing the emotional storms and mood instability of BPD, providing guidance on managing emotional chaos in the therapeutic relationship, and explaining how to use one's own feelings as a clinical tool.--From jacket.

• • Author: Jacqueline Simon Gunn, Brent Potter
• • Publisher: Praeger
• • Publication Date: Apr 01, 2015
• • Number of Pages: 176 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Hardcover
• • ISBN-10: 1440832293
• • ISBN-13: 9781440832291