Borderline Personality Disorder: An evidence-based guide for generalist mental health professionals

Anthony W. Bateman; Roy Krawitz

Borderline Personality Disorder: An evidence-based guide for generalist mental health professionals

Anthony W. Bateman and Roy Krawitz

Abstract

This is a book for general mental health professionals who treat people with borderline personality disorder (BPD). It offers practical guidance on how to help people with BPD with advice based on research evidence. After a discussion of the symptoms of BPD, the authors review all the generalist treatment interventions that have resulted in good outcomes in randomised controlled trials, when compared with specialist treatments, and summarise the effective components of these interventions. The treatment strategies are organised into a structured approach called structured clinical management (SCM), which can be delivered by general mental health professionals without extensive additional training. The heart of the book outlines the principles underpinning SCM and offers a step-by-step guide to the clinical intervention. Practitioners can learn the interventions easily and develop more confidence in treating people with BPD. In addition, a chapter is devoted to how to help families - an issue commonly neglected when treating patients with BPD. Finally the authors discuss the top 10 strategies for delivering treatment and outline how the general mental health clinician can deliver these strategies competently.

Keywords: borderline personality disorder, BPD, structured clinical management, SCM, interventions, families, treatment

Bibliographic Information

Publisher:: Oxford University Press

Print Publication Date:: May 2013

Print ISBN-13:: 9780199644209

Published online:: Aug 2015

DOI:: 10.1093/med:psych/9780199644209.001.0001

Authors

Anthony W. Bateman, author Consultant Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist, Barnet, Enfield, and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust, Visiting Professor University College, London and Consultant Anna Freud Centre, London, UK

Roy Krawitz, author Consultant Psychiatrist and DBT therapist, Waikato District Health Board, and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Auckland University, New Zealand

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date: 17 April 2021

Borderline Personality Disorder: An evidence-based guide for generalist mental health professionals

Anthony W. Bateman and Roy Krawitz

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