"[Linehan is] one of the world's leading experts on BPD."--"Time Magazine" "These two companion volumes are an impressive summary of Marsha Linehan's work which is increasingly well-known on both sides of the Atlantic....The book is also an encyclopaedia of all problems ever encountered wih borderline patients, offering usually well thought-out therapeutic strategies....I would warmly recommend these books to anyone who is involved in treating borderline patients or is interested in innovative cognitive-behavioural approaches..."--"British Journal of Guidance and Counseling"
.,."If you decide to expand your knowledge of this interesting linkage [between BPD and family violence], this is the only book you will need to read. Marsha Linehan's Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder is the very best work done on the topic to date. It is extraordinarily well written. The examples are well chosen. The documentation is superb...The last section of the book describes specific therapeutic strategies for structuring the treatment plan. Nothing is forgotten, nor left undone in these sections. It is the most exacting and well thought out treatment plan I have ever seen written for any disorder. From this perspective, it is a useful book to read for guidance or insight on treating any mental health disorder...I have tried to find shortcomings with this book. I can find none. It is one of the best pieces of clinical work ever written. No matter what your clinical or research focus of interest, you will gain immensely from reading "Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder,""--"Journal of Family Violence"
"We highly recommend this text and itscompanion training manual to those interested in treating the borderline patient."-"-Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic"
"This is a very comprehensive book of over 500 pages and is accompanied by a skills training manual based upon the book and theory.....This approach represents a gold standard' for treatment of this diagnostic category."--"Behavior Research and Therapy"
"Linehan's book was assigned to our class as first year doctoral students in clinical psychology as we embarked on our very first clinical experiences....we found the book rich in information useful for a wide variety of clinical issues, including interpersonal validation, case conceptualization, problem solving, contingency procedures, skills training, and communication strategies....Linehan's treatment program is an extremely valuable resource for novice therapists, as well as more experienced clinicians interested in integrating useful and creative strategies in their therapeutic work." --"The Scientist Practitioner"
"Presents workable concepts concerning the conduct of psychotherapy that are especially applicable to psychopathological behavior that is unusually resistant to change." --"American Journal of Psychotherapy"
"Dr. Linehan has published a "magnum opus" here in presenting an amazingly comprehensive, clearly teachable, and learnable treatment approach to difficult patients....A volume that belongs on every therapist's bookshelf." --"Voracious Reader"
"This book presents a detailed, cognitive-behavioral, biosocial approach to persons impaired by this disorder....Presents a thorough review of BPD, a good general review of cognitive-behavioral interventions, and the specific application ofthese basic principles to BPD. The author's approach is based on scientific data, and communicates a true appreciation of the person attempting to cope with BPD...Readers of this journal who are in search of a skills-based approach to BPD that is pragmatic, comprehensive, and easily learned should find this book of interest." --"Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal"
"Patients with borderline personality disorder have been traditionally difficult to assess and difficult to treat successfully. This text constructs a new treatment paradigm for this disorder (an important symptom of which is suicidal behavior), combining aspects of behavioral, strategic, psychoanalytic, and other treatment modalities into a clinically proven program...." --"BIOLOGICAL ABSTRACTS/RRM
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Part I: Theory and Concepts. Borderline Personality Disorder: Concepts, Controversies, and Definitions. Dialectical and Biosocial Underpinnings of Treatment. Behavioral Patterns: Dialectical Dilemmas in the Treatment of Borderline Patients. Part II: Treatment Overview and Goals. Overview of Treatment: Targets, Strategies, and Assumptions in a Nutshell. Behavioral Targets in Treatment: Behaviors to Increase and Decrease. Structuring Treatment around Target Behaviors: Who Treats What and When. Part III: Basic Treatment Strategies. Dialectical Treatment Strategies. Core Strategies: Validation. Core Strategies: Problem Solving. Change Procedures: Contingency Procedures of Managing Contingencies and Observing Limits. Change Procedures: Skills Training, Exposure, Cognitive Modification. Stylistic Strategies: Balancing Communication. Case Management Strategies: Interacting with the Community. Part IV: Strategies for Specific Tasks. Structural Strategies. Special Treatment Strategies. Appendix: Suggesting Reading. References. Index.