Borderline Personality Disorder
Understanding Their Psychodynamics as a Guide to Successful and Satisfying Therapy
Many a therapist, beginning or even an experienced one, has experienced exasperation, frustration, and at times fear when working with the Borderline Personality Disorder patients. Their threatening or acted out at times self-hurting or violent behavior puts a heavy burden on the therapist. Therapists often avoid such patients. But, what if you have to work with such a patient? Borderline Personality Disorder is the book for you.
Therapists often struggle to prevent a calamity and often feel insecure in the effectiveness of the therapeutic approach they use. This may lead to escalation of the therapeutic attempt, yet, in spite of these, the patient gets worse.
Having worked for over thirty years with the difficult Borderline Personality Disorder patients, Dr. Albanese has developed an effective therapeutic approach. Understanding the meaning of the patients’ symptoms and behavior allows the therapist to work with these patients with confidence. All the negative feelings the patient evokes in the therapist can actually be helpful.
The many trainees and colleagues of Dr. Albanese have found her approach very helpful and yet found it requiring the understanding of only a few basic concepts. Borderline Personality Disorder is written with the encouragement of these people and in hope of helping all other therapists working with such patients.
