• With chapters by a distinguished team of BPD experts, this guide
• examines the most recent studies and literature on the etiology of borderline personality disorder-ranging from environmental factors such as sexual abuse to neurobiological topics such as genetic inheritance and temperament
• offers practical approaches to correctly recognize and treat comorbid conditions
• explores the psychosocial functioning of borderline patients and provides recommendations for the assessment of suicide risk
• reviews the latest information on the psychodynamic therapy of borderline patients by one of the founding fathers of borderline diagnosis, John Gunderson
• contains a chapter on the efficacy of dialectical behavioral therapy by Marsha Linehan, the pioneer of the approach
• analyzes the results of open-label and placebo-controlled trials of antidepressants, mood stabilizers, and neuroleptics and presents new empirically-based guidelines for the pharmacotherapy of borderline personality disorder
• includes fMRI and PET studies of criteria-defined borderline patients

Addressing all aspects of borderline personality disorder (BPD) from the course, epidemiology, and history of the disease to the latest guidelines in patient diagnosis, pharmacotherapy, and psychotherapy, this reference serves as an all-encompassing reference for the mental health professional seeking authoritative coverage of BPD identification, development, and treatment.