Treatments For Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). An Overview over Existing Research

Recension Littéraire , 2016 , 13 Pages , Note: A

Psychologie - Psychologie Clinique, Psychopathologie, Prévention

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a complicated psychological disorder that is more common than many believe, and involves irregular emotion and behavior and a severe lack in mental awareness/reasoning. Due to the vast and acute diagnostic criteria of BPD, patients are viewed as difficult to treat. To date, there is no medication that has been found to effectively treat BPD. For this reason, many clinicians turn away patients with BPD because they are not competent to treat BPD and the often poor prognosis. Not only are clinicians hesitant to take on a patient with BPD, the patient is often unwilling to seek and maintain treatment.

It is thought that those with BPD experienced emotional vulnerability at very young ages, which lead to powerful emotional anguish and pain in their adult years. This pain and distress is often followed by passionate and uncontrollable anger, manipulation, and a desire for attention.

BDP can be classified mainly as psychosocial instability, meaning that it takes its form in the inability to maintain relationships. Although there is a desire to be loved and accepted, those with BPD reject others because of their fear of being rejected. In the same way, many people who are in relationships, friends, family, or significant others, cannot handle a person suffering from such a complicated personality disorder. Not only are personal relationships hard to maintain, jobs are also hard for a person with BPD to maintain; this often leads to poverty for those with BPD. All of these factors combined can lead to the abuse of drugs and/or alcohol and eating disorders. Also, because of the deep emotional pain that is present, most of the times BPD patients struggle with self-harm, eventually leading to suicide. It is safe to say that BPD symptoms affect all aspects of life.

Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)

• Borderline Personality Disorder
• Psychosocial Instability
• Fear of Abandonment
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• Mindfulness
• Opposite Action
• Schema Focused Therapy (SFT)

Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)

This text explores the complexities of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), a psychological disorder characterized by emotional and behavioral instability. It examines the challenges faced by individuals with BPD, the difficulties in treating the disorder, and the effectiveness of various therapeutic approaches.

• The nature and characteristics of BPD
• The challenges of treating BPD
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and its application to BPD
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and its effectiveness in managing BPD symptoms
• Schema Focused Therapy (SFT) as an alternative approach to treating BPD

Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)

The text begins by defining BPD and outlining its key features, including emotional vulnerability, intense relationships, and self-destructive behaviors. It then explores the challenges of treating BPD, highlighting the difficulties faced by both clinicians and patients.

The text then delves into Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as a widely used approach for treating BPD. It examines the core principles of CBT, including identifying and changing negative thought patterns, and its potential to reduce suicidal behaviors and improve emotional regulation.

The text then focuses on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), a branch of CBT specifically tailored for BPD. DBT emphasizes mindfulness, emotional validation, and opposite action as key components in managing BPD symptoms. The effectiveness of DBT is then discussed, highlighting its potential to reduce neuroticism and increase conscientiousness.

Finally, the text explores Schema Focused Therapy (SFT), another therapeutic approach that combines CBT with attachment theory and Gestalt techniques. SFT addresses the underlying schemas and attachment issues that contribute to BPD, aiming to improve emotional stability and reduce self-harm.

Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness, Opposite Action, Schema Focused Therapy (SFT), Emotional Instability, Self-Harm, Suicide, Attachment Theory, Treatment Effectiveness.

• Note: A
• Auteur: Danielle LaBeau (Auteur)
• Année de publication: 2016
• Pages: 13
• N° de catalogue: V324070
• ISBN (ebook): 9783668237988
• ISBN (Livre): 9783668237995
• Langue: anglais
• mots-clé: treatments, borderline, personality, disorder, overview, existing, research