Integrated Modular Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder

A Practical Guide to Combining Effective Treatment Methods

W John Livesley author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:20th Jan '17

Should be back in stock very soon

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An integrated treatment model for borderline personality disorder, combining an array of effective approaches and methods to meet the needs of individual patients.

This clinical guide describes a practical, evidence-based treatment for borderline personality disorder combining interventions from all effective therapies. The modular structure makes it easy to tailor treatment to the needs of individual patients. The volume will interest mental health professionals from all disciplines and different levels of training and expertise.This clinical guide describes a different way to treat borderline personality disorder. Rather than using the currently available therapies, the author presents a trans-theoretical approach that combines the essential elements of all effective treatments. The book offers a framework for understanding the nature and origins of borderline personality disorder that is used to define treatment targets and strategies. Building on this foundation, systems for organizing treatment are presented around change mechanisms common to all effective therapies. Interventions are presented in modules, allowing therapists to select treatment according to the needs of patients. Treatment is explained by dividing therapy into phases, each addressing different problems. Methods are described to promote engagement, manage suicidality, treat crises, improve emotional regulation, restructure maladaptive interpersonal behaviours, construct a new sense of self and identity, and build a life worth living. The volume will interest mental health professionals from all disciplines and different levels of expertise.

'W. John Livesley is a much-needed resource, offering a fresh look and new ideas on a transtheoretical approach that integrates elements shared by all effective treatments.' Joan Swart, PsycCRITIQUES

ISBN: 9781107679740

Dimensions: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm

Weight: 480g

310 pages

Abridged edition