Borderline Personality Disorder

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"Although Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) continues to present practicing psychologists with difficult challenges, progress is being made in its treatment. Part of the progress stems from increased awareness by the therapeutic community of the intense level of commitment required to make inroads into this disorder. Assisting BPD clients places a longterm, nurturing responsibility on the therapist that can strain the emotional resources of even the most experienced professional.

The diagnostic features of BPD are outlined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (American Psychiatric Association, 1994) also known as DSM-IV. According to DSM-IV the essential feature of BPD is a pattern of difficulty in maintaining interpersonal relationships, self-concept and affects, and marked impulsivity. Norcross (1995) describes BPD..."

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