Treating Borderline Personality Disorder: 3 Strategies That Work
Learn 3 techniques you can immediately use in your practice!
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is easily one of the most misunderstood disorders. There’s a host of reasons for this, and I’ll elaborate on some of them. In the below video, I’ll confront some of the most confusing issues and then present three easily implemented strategies to help you work more efficiently and effectively with your clients with BPD.
Let me give you three important, yet simple, strategies to help you out.
Citations
Dyer, T. (2016). The existence, causes, and solutions of gender bias in the diagnosis of personality disorders. Western Undergraduate Psychology Journal, 4, 1–8.
Lenzenweger MF, Lane MC, Loranger AW, Kessler RC. DSM-IV personality disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication. Biol Psychiatry 2007; 62:553.
Grant BF, Chou SP, Goldstein RB, et al. Prevalence, correlates, disability, and comorbidity of DSM-IV BPD: results from the Wave 2 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. J Clin Psychiatry 2008; 69:533.
Sansone, R. A., & Sansone, L. A. (2011). Gender patterns in BPD. Innovations in clinical neuroscience, 8(5), 16–20.
Sher, L., Rutter, S. B., New, A. S., Siever, L. J., & Hazlett, E. A. (2019). Gender differences and similarities in aggression, suicidal behaviour, and psychiatric comorbidity in BPD. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 139(2), 145-153.
Silberschmidt, A., Lee, S., Zanarini, M., & Schulz, S. C. (2015). Gender differences in BPD: results from a multinational, clinical trial sample. Journal of personality disorders, 29(6), 828-838.
Skodol, A., Stein, M., & Hermann, R. (2019). BPD: Epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical features, course, assessment, and diagnosis. UpToDate. Waltham, MA: UpToDate.
Let me give you three important, yet simple, strategies to help you out.
Citations
Dyer, T. (2016). The existence, causes, and solutions of gender bias in the diagnosis of personality disorders. Western Undergraduate Psychology Journal, 4, 1–8.
Lenzenweger MF, Lane MC, Loranger AW, Kessler RC. DSM-IV personality disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication. Biol Psychiatry 2007; 62:553.
Grant BF, Chou SP, Goldstein RB, et al. Prevalence, correlates, disability, and comorbidity of DSM-IV BPD: results from the Wave 2 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. J Clin Psychiatry 2008; 69:533.
Sansone, R. A., & Sansone, L. A. (2011). Gender patterns in BPD. Innovations in clinical neuroscience, 8(5), 16–20.
Sher, L., Rutter, S. B., New, A. S., Siever, L. J., & Hazlett, E. A. (2019). Gender differences and similarities in aggression, suicidal behaviour, and psychiatric comorbidity in BPD. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 139(2), 145-153.
Silberschmidt, A., Lee, S., Zanarini, M., & Schulz, S. C. (2015). Gender differences in BPD: results from a multinational, clinical trial sample. Journal of personality disorders, 29(6), 828-838.
Skodol, A., Stein, M., & Hermann, R. (2019). BPD: Epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical features, course, assessment, and diagnosis. UpToDate. Waltham, MA: UpToDate.
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Designed to provide you with the knowledge, skill, and ability to accurately identify and treat your most difficult clients with personality disorders, this intensive online video course will help you apply evidence-based treatment methods and make therapeutic breakthroughs with your most challenging clients.
Meet the Expert:
Daniel J. Fox, Ph.D., has been treating and specializing in the treatment and assessment of individuals with personality disorders for the last 14 years in the state and federal prison system, universities, and in private practice. He is a licensed psychologist in the state of Texas and has published several articles on personality, ethics, and neurofeedback. He is the author of The Clinician’s Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment of Personality Disorders (PESI, 2013), Antisocial, Borderline, Narcissistic and Histrionic Workbook (PESI, 2015) and Narcissistic Personality Disorder Toolbox (PESI, 2018). His specialty areas include personality disorders, ethics, and emotional intelligence. Dr. Fox has been teaching and supervising students for the last 13 years at various universities across the country, some of which include West Virginia University, Texas A&M University, University of Houston, Sam Houston State University, and Florida State University. He is a staff psychologist at the Federal Detention Center in Houston, Texas, adjunct assistant professor at University of Houston, as well as maintaining a private practice that specializes in working with difficult clients. Dr. Fox has given numerous workshops and seminars on ethics and personality disorders, personality disorders and crime, emotional intelligence, managing mental health within the prison system, and others.
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Topic: Personality Disorders
Tags: Challenging Clients | Personality Disorders | Strategies | Therapy Tools
