Borderline Personality Disorder: A Clinical Guide5 reviews John G. Gunderson American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., 2001 A Cornerstone Title for any Borderline Literature Library + The gold standard + A "must have" for anyone in this field Covers ALL aspects of the condition from etiology, new theories, treatment and pitfalls. Although technical in nature, treaters should have no problem in getting through the material and greatly enhancing their understanding of Borderline Disorders.             Attachment, Intimacy, Autonomy: Using Attachment Theory in Adult Psychotherapy Jeremy Holmes Jason Aronson, 1996 Attachment theory is on the leading edge of a conceptual revolution. It offers a new paradigm that can synthesize into a more coherent whole the best ideas from psychoanalysis, cognitive science, and neurobiology. With its emphasis on relationships, attachment theory is determinedly humanistic, while retaining the scientific vigor of Darwinian ethnology. Attachment theory provides an overall ...             Integrative Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder: Effective, Symptom-Focused Techniques, Simplified ...3 reviews John D. Preston New Harbinger Publications, 2006 a star + Great Book + Confusion Nicely Demystified I have read many books on borderline personality disorder and how to treat the fragile population. This brings much of the wisdom together in an easy to access format. Full of wisdom             Broken Structures: Severe Personality Disorders and Their Treatment3 reviews Salman Akhtar Jason Aronson, 2002 Excellent! + Where did he learn it? + Objects, not Relations This is an excellent review of personality disorders. It is a beautifully written and readable text which explains theory of personality development (especially object relations theory), personality disorder, and psychotherapuetic techniques for treating personality disorders. It is a ...             Psychotherapy for Borderline Personality Disorder: Mentalization Based Treatment1 review Anthony Bateman, Peter Fonagy Oxford University Press, USA, 2004 A good review of the subject and overview of MBT This book presents a very good overview of the research literature on BPD and is not just a discription of their own form of treatment. The authors give good coverage of research conducted in and outside of the US such as that into cognitive analytic therapy and DBT. MBT is a psychodynamic form of ...             The Wisdom of the Ego3 reviews George E. Vaillant Harvard University Press, 1998 An excellent look at a very hackneyed subject + The Wisdom of Vaillant + Gaining in Wisdom : A Resource for Real Life This book is used as a basic text for an Abnormal Psychology class at Harvard. It is an easy read, very interesting and filled with information that makes sense. It takes a very humanizing view to Freud's defenses and shows how that be thought of as good things.             Cognitive Therapy for Personality Disorders: A Schema-Focused Approach (Practitioner's Resource Series)(3rd ...4 reviews Jeffrey E. Young Professional Resource Exchange, 1999 Practical and Useful Guidelines + Terrific psychological nugget! + Reinventing your life + Now I get it             Supportive Therapy Lawrence H. Rockland Basic Books, 2003 The main goal of the therapy described here is to improve ego functions and adaptations rather than to explore unconscious conflicts. Thus, the emphasis is on strengthening reality testing, discouraging impulsivity, and clarifying confused thinking, while minimizing the regression and negative transference characteristic of exploratory therapy. In chapters richly illustrated with clinical ...             The Search for the Secure Base: Attachement Theory and Psychotherapy1 review Jeremy Holmes Brunner-Routledge, 2001 Atachment adn Psychoanalysis There are few, if any, books as good as this on applying attachment theory to psychotherapy. The title ought to replace psychotherapy with psychonalysis as that is the author's bent and I psychotherapy is a bit too broad. The writing is clear but could have been made a bit smoother read.             Operationalized Psychodynamic Diagnostics: Foundations and Manual Hogrefe & Huber Publishing, 2001 The diagnosis of mental and psychosomatic disorders is dominated by operationalized systems of diagnosis, the most important of which are the DSM-IV and ICD-10 classifications. Unfortunately, psychodynamic aspects were neglected during this purely phenomenology-based operationalization. At the same time, psychoanalytical diagnostics (in the stricter sense of the term) has remained full of ...             Mentalization-based Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder: A Practical Guide Anthony Bateman, Peter Fonagy Oxford University Press, USA, 2006 Mentalizing - the ability to understand oneself and others by inferring the mental states that lie behind overt behavior - develops during childhood within the context of a secure attachment relationship. It is crucial to self-regulation and constructive, intimate relationships. Failure to retain mentalizing, particularly in the midst of emotional interactions, is a core problem in borderline ...             Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual: (PDM)12 reviews Alliance of Psychoanalytic Organizations Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual, 2006 A magnificent compendium + Not just for professionals who diagnose- The PDM will help you UNDERSTAND + good + Extremely informative + Very good complement for DSM             Integrative Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder: Effective, Symptom-Focused Techniques, Simplified ...3 reviews John D. Preston New Harbinger Publications, 2006 a star + Great Book + Confusion Nicely Demystified I have read many books on borderline personality disorder and how to treat the fragile population. This brings much of the wisdom together in an easy to access format. Full of wisdom             Borderline Personality Disorder: A Clinical Guide5 reviews John G. Gunderson American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., 2001 A Cornerstone Title for any Borderline Literature Library + The gold standard + A "must have" for anyone in this field Covers ALL aspects of the condition from etiology, new theories, treatment and pitfalls. Although technical in nature, treaters should have no problem in getting through the material and greatly enhancing their understanding of Borderline Disorders.             The Search for the Secure Base: Attachement Theory and Psychotherapy1 review Jeremy Holmes Brunner-Routledge, 2001 Atachment adn Psychoanalysis There are few, if any, books as good as this on applying attachment theory to psychotherapy. The title ought to replace psychotherapy with psychonalysis as that is the author's bent and I psychotherapy is a bit too broad. The writing is clear but could have been made a bit smoother read.             Psychotherapy for Borderline Personality Disorder: Mentalization Based Treatment1 review Anthony Bateman, Peter Fonagy Oxford University Press, USA, 2004 A good review of the subject and overview of MBT This book presents a very good overview of the research literature on BPD and is not just a discription of their own form of treatment. The authors give good coverage of research conducted in and outside of the US such as that into cognitive analytic therapy and DBT. MBT is a psychodynamic form of ...             Attachment, Intimacy, Autonomy: Using Attachment Theory in Adult Psychotherapy Jeremy Holmes Jason Aronson, 1996 Attachment theory is on the leading edge of a conceptual revolution. It offers a new paradigm that can synthesize into a more coherent whole the best ideas from psychoanalysis, cognitive science, and neurobiology. With its emphasis on relationships, attachment theory is determinedly humanistic, while retaining the scientific vigor of Darwinian ethnology. Attachment theory provides an overall ...             Broken Structures: Severe Personality Disorders and Their Treatment3 reviews Salman Akhtar Jason Aronson, 2002 Excellent! + Where did he learn it? + Objects, not Relations This is an excellent review of personality disorders. It is a beautifully written and readable text which explains theory of personality development (especially object relations theory), personality disorder, and psychotherapuetic techniques for treating personality disorders. It is a ...             Cognitive Therapy for Personality Disorders: A Schema-Focused Approach (Practitioner's Resource Series)(3rd ...4 reviews Jeffrey E. Young Professional Resource Exchange, 1999 Practical and Useful Guidelines + Terrific psychological nugget! + Reinventing your life + Now I get it             Mentalization-based Treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder: A Practical Guide Anthony Bateman, Peter Fonagy Oxford University Press, USA, 2006 Mentalizing - the ability to understand oneself and others by inferring the mental states that lie behind overt behavior - develops during childhood within the context of a secure attachment relationship. It is crucial to self-regulation and constructive, intimate relationships. Failure to retain mentalizing, particularly in the midst of emotional interactions, is a core problem in borderline ...