Author : Alex Chapman and Kim Gratz
Release : 2010-06
Genre : Psychology
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 118/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Borderline Personality Disorder by : Alex Chapman and Kim Gratz
Download or read book The Borderline Personality Disorder written by Alex Chapman and Kim Gratz. This book was released on 2010-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Borderline Personality Disorder Survival Guide is organized as a series of answers to questions common to BPD sufferers: What is BPD? How long does it last? What other problems co-occur with BPD? Overviews what we currently know about BPD make up the first section of the book. Later chapters cover several common treatment approaches to BPD: dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), mentalization-based therapy (MBT), and medical treatment using psychoactive drugs. In the last sections of the book, readers learn a range of day-to-day coping skills that can help moderate the symptoms of BPD.