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Borderline personality disorder is a severe and complex psychiatric condition that, until recently, many considered nearly untreatable. But this optimistic guide to BPD provides information that will bring newfound hope to those who have this painful disorder, and to their family and friends. People with borderline personality disorder have problems coping with almost everything, and therefore anything can provoke them to impulsive actions, angry outbursts, and self-destructive behaviors. Their personal relationships are simultaneously overly dependent and strained, if not openly hostile, and frequently explosive. Incorporating the latest research and thinking on the disorder, Johns Hopkins psychiatrists Francis Mark Mondimore and Patrick Kelly conceptualize it in an original way. They explain that symptoms are the result of biological and behavioral problems, extremes of temperament, and impaired psychological coping, all of which may have a relationship with traumatic life events. The authors advocate a therapeutic approach incorporating compassion and optimism in the face of what is often a tumultuous disease. With proper treatment, people with borderline personality disorder can enjoy long remissions and improved quality of life.Product Identifiers
PublisherJohns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-139781421403144
eBay Product ID (ePID)111943716
Product Key Features
Number of Pages312 Pages
Publication NameBorderline Personality Disorder: New Reasons for Hope
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPsychology
Publication Year2011
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaClinical Psychology
AuthorFrancis Mark Mondimore, Patrick Kelly
SeriesA Johns Hopkins Press Health Book
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height229 mm
Item Weight431 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorFrancis Mark Mondimore, Patrick Kelly