Table of Contents

About the Authors
Introduction
Chapter 1. The borderline diagnosis
Chapter 2. Differential diagnosis: Overlaps, subtleties, and treatment implications
Chapter 3. Overview of treatment
Chapter 4. Case Management: The primary clinician
Chapter 5. Levels of care: Indications, structure, staffing
Chapter 6. Pharmacotherapy: Clinical practices
Chapter 7. Pharmacotherapy: Selection of medications
Chapter 8. Family interventions and therapies
Chapter 9. Group therapy
Chapter 10. Individual psychotherapies: Getting started
Chapter 11. Cognitive-behavioral therapies: Dialectical behavior therapy and cognitive therapies
Chapter 12. Psychodynamic psychotherapies
Chapter 13. Future considerations
Appendix: Psychoeducational resources
Index

Promotional Information

This is an essential book for both clinicians and researchers. There are many books on borderline personality disorder but this is the only one which comprehensively integrates current understanding of the disorder with empirical evidence and systematically links it with daily clinical practice. In the first edition of this book John Gunderson provided an exemplary clinical guide to the treatment of the disorder. In this up-dated edition, he excels. As a master clinician, he draws on a lifetime's experience to answer common but complex clinical questions; as a master researcher, he assesses the relevance of research to daily practice; and as an authority he brings balance, clarity and scholarship to his discussion of competing approaches to treatment. This is an exceptional book which should be read by every practitioner treating patients with borderline personality disorder. Prof Anthony W Bateman M.A., FRCPsych, Consultant Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, Halliwick Unit, Barnet, Enfield, and Haringey Mental Health Trust; Visiting Professor University College, London.

About the Author

John G. Gunderson, M.D., is Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts; Director of Psychosocial and Personality Research and Director of the Borderline Personality Disorder Center at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts.

Paul S. Links, M.D., F.R.C.P.C., is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.

Reviews

Dr. Gunderson was instrumental in the identification and understanding of borderline personality disorder. This book synthesizes his invaluable experience and wisdom with the most up-to-date clinical data. The two chapters on psychopharmacology are highly informative. In this well written book, Dr. Gunderson exhibits a sensitivity to all concerned in treatment -- patients, clinicians, families -- that is rarely seen. I would highly recommend this book for any clinician, therapist, patient, or family member touched by borderline personality disorder. Doody Enterprises If you treat borderline personality disorder patients and want to deepen your understanding of these patients, read this book. This recommendation applies whether you are a resident, a clinician in private practice, a teacher, or a supervising administrator. There is something here for everyone. American Journal of Psychiatry