Transference-focused Psychotherapy For Borderline Personality Disorder (a Clinical Guide)

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By (author) Yeomans, Frank E.; By (author) Clarkin, John F.; By (author) Kernberg, Otto F.

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Transference-Focused Psychotherapy for Borderline Personality Disorder: A Clinical Guide is a treatment manual designed for mental health professionals who work with individuals presenting with moderate to severe forms of personality disorder. Although the authors” research has been with patients with a DSM-5 diagnosis of borderline personality disorder (BPD), the book focuses on the broader group of patients with borderline personality organization, expanding the reach and utility of this volume. The authors, who are among the foremost experts in BPD, combine principles of intervention with clinical cases that illustrate the principles as applied in a variety of situations. The clinical knowledge that is imparted by this approach is further developed through online videos that accompany the text.Phenomenal advances in treatments for borderline pathology have been made over the past 25 years. Transference-Focused Psychotherapy for Borderline Personality Disorder: A Clinical Guide marshals these theoretical advances and data from developmental and neurocognitive studies to enrich the reader”s understanding of both the pathology itself and the elements of effective clinical intervention and treatment. The book represents an important contribution to the literature on BPD.

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In Transference-Focused Psychotherapy for Borderline Personality Disorder: A Clinical Guide, Yeomans, Clarkin, and Kernberg have given us a remarkable book that is both sophisticated and user-friendly. They explain theories of character, psychopathology, and treatment in simple terms, giving clinical examples that illustrate complex ideas. This book will be useful to those interested in the treatment of borderline personality disorder, and in the application of psychodynamic psychotherapy to the treatment of all patients. It will also be useful to both students, and experienced clinicians alike.

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Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP) is well established as an evidence-based, effective treatment for borderline personality disorder, but the work is anything but easy! This volume by Yeomans, Clarkin, and Kernberg is a remarkable roadmap for clinicians—truly a GPS for TFP that maps the treatment terrain with authenticity and expertise. Highly recommended for all therapists working with borderline patients.

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Transference-focused psychotherapy (TFP) is based on one of the foundations of psychoanalytic thinking, object relations theory, and has been developed with rigorous research methodology and empirical evaluation. Designed for the most difficult patients in the dynamic therapist”s caseload, those with borderline personality, this treatment offers not only relief of symptoms but also an approach to their underlying personality disorder. It promises to enhance their social and vocational functioning, their love lives, and their creativity.

In this guide for clinicians, Yeomans, Clarkin, and Kernberg, who developed the treatment, describe the origins of TFP and walk the clinician through its stages. They discuss case selection, establishing and maintaining the frame, and development and analysis of the transference. They provide guidance in managing crises, suicidality, sexual enactments, and more, all richly illustrated with clinical examples. This book is a must for anyone who wants to understand or employ TFP or for anyone who works with borderline patients.