Psychodynamic Psychotherapy of Borderline Patients - Hardcover

Kernberg MD, Otto F.; Selzer, Michael A.; Koenigsberg, Harold W.; Carr, Arthur C.; Appelbaum, Ann H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0465066437 ISBN 13: 9780465066438

Publisher: Basic Books, 1989

Synopsis

No name has been more closely associated with borderline pathology than that of world-renowned psychiatrist Otto D. Kernberg. His conceptualization of borderline personality organization and his ego psychologyobject relations approach have broadened the understanding of these difficult patients and pointed the way to a more successful treatment of them. This long-awaited book, based on years of clinical research by Kernberg and his associates, is the first to present his model of psychodynamic psychotherapy with borderline patients. No name has been more closely associated with borderline pathology than that of world-renowned psychiatrist Otto D. Kernberg. His conceptualization of borderline personality organization and his ego psychologyobject relations approach have broadened the understanding of these difficult patients and pointed the way to a more successful treatment of them. This long-awaited book, based on years of clinical research by Kernberg and his associates, is the first to present his model of psychodynamic psychotherapy with borderline patients. Using abundant clinical vignettes and transcripts, the authors take the reader through the treatmentfrom establishing the contract through dealing with terminationalways explaining the theory that underlies the technique. They describe the phases of treatment, beginning with the most primitive and moving on to working with advanced defenses and transferences. Included are guidelines on such crucial issues as dealing with countertransference, modifying technical neutrality, and handling suicide threats. With its elegant integration of theory and practice and clear explication of treatment strategies, this important book is an essential resource for both beginning and seasoned practitioners.

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Otto F. Kernberg is associate chairman and medical director, The New York Hospital—Cornell Medical Center, Westchester Division; Drs. Selzer, Koenigsberg, Carr, and Appelbaum are on the faculty there. Otto F. Kernberg is associate chairman and medical director, The New York Hospital—Cornell Medical Center, Westchester Division; Drs. Selzer, Koenigsberg, Carr, and Appelbaum are on the faculty there. Otto F. Kernberg is associate chairman and medical director, The New York Hospital—Cornell Medical Center, Westchester Division; Drs. Selzer, Koenigsberg, Carr, and Appelbaum are on the faculty there. Otto F. Kernberg is associate chairman and medical director, The New York Hospital—Cornell Medical Center, Westchester Division; Drs. Selzer, Koenigsberg, Carr, and Appelbaum are on the faculty there. Otto F. Kernberg is associate chairman and medical director, The New York Hospital—Cornell Medical Center, Westchester Division; Drs. Selzer, Koenigsberg, Carr, and Appelbaum are on the faculty there.

Edition details

• Publisher: Basic Books
• Publication date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0465066437
• ISBN 13: 9780465066438
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 224