| Abstrakt: |
Currently, clinicians are besieged by confusing, complex, and conflicting information about the borderline patient. Views have multiplied to the point whereby terms have taken on diverse meanings. Equally confusing are the etiological issues, and varied perspectives on how to treat this patient. Presented for the reader, is a two-part paper that presents first, an overview of theory and theorists, and second, case vignettes to illustrate practice principles and techniques, for long-term treatment of borderline adolescent patients. Stressed is the need for modification of technique, and, use of a Self Psychology perspective. Both have proved invaluable to this writer, in clinical work with patients commonly regarded as resistive and unreachable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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