Description
Book SynopsisBorderline personality disorder patients are impulsive, unstable and destructive, hurting themselves and those around them, including those who seek to help them. The use of cognitive analytic therapy (CAT) to treat patients with borderline personality disorder is a fairly recent (and successful) approach.
Table of ContentsDiagnosis Course and Prevalence of Borderline PersonalityDisorder.
The Evolution of Cognitive Analytic Therapy.
The Multiple Self States Model of Borderline PersonalityDisorder.
A Critical Account of Current Theories of Borderline Pathology andtheir Clinical Implications.
An Outline of Practice and Two Case Illustrations.
Understanding the Treatment Relationship in Work with BorderlinePatients.
Referral, Assessment, Contracts and Containment.
The Early Sessions.
From Reformulation to Termination.
Borderline Personality and Substance Abuse Problems.
CAT of an Offender with Borderline Personality Disorder.
CAT in Context.
Appendices.
References.
Index.
