Abstract

DIAZ CURIEL, Juan. A critical review of psychoterapeutic treatments for patients with Borderline personality disorder. Rev. Asoc. Esp. Neuropsiq. [online]. 2001, n.78, pp.51-70. ISSN 2340-2733.

The author provides an overview of the psychological treatments of borderline personality disorder. Among the different psichoterapeutic modalities revised: psychodinamic psychotherapy, supportive psychotherapy, cognitive and behavioural approaches, interpersonal, group andfamily treatments, all approaches stress the importance of careful attention to the relationship with the patient and the difficulty in handling the countertransference, the therapist's active role, the need to set limits. The effectiveness includes the ability of these treatments to obtain a reduction in the lack of self-control, to reduce the life threatening and self-destructive behaviour typical of borderline patients and the decrease the days in hospital.

Keywords : Borderline Personality Disorder; Psychotherapeutic Treatments.

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