The Borderline Patient

The Borderline Patient
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 360
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ISBN-10 : 9781317771708
ISBN-13 : 1317771702
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Book Synopsis The Borderline Patient by : James S. Grotstein

Download or read book The Borderline Patient written by James S. Grotstein and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume focuses on treatment issues pertaining to patients with borderline psychopathology. A section on psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy (with contributors by V. Volkan, H. Searles, O. Kernberg, L. B. Boyer, and J. Oremland, among others) is followed by a section exploring a variety of alternative approaches. The latter include psychopharmacology, family therapy, milieu treatment, and hospitalization. The editors' concluding essay discusses the controversies and convergences among the different treatment approaches.


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