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.

General

ISBN		9781421403137
Fiction/Non-Fiction		Non-Fiction
Publisher		Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
Pages		296
List Price		$45.00
Author		Kelly, Patrick, M.D. Mondimore, Francis Mark, M.D.
Publication Date		10/18/2011
Release Status		In Print
Format		Hardcover
Language		English
Measurements		Height: 9.5 Inches (US) Width: 6.75 Inches (US) Thickness: 1 Inches (US) Unit Weight: 1.2 Pounds (US)
Series		Johns Hopkins Press Health Book