The Borderline Personality Disorder Survival Guide
The Borderline Personality Disorder Survival Guide
The book is organized as a series of answers to questions common to BPD sufferers: What is BPD? How long does it last? What other problems co-occur with BPD? Overviews what we currently know about BPD make up the first section of the book. Later chapters cover several common treatment approaches to BPD: dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), mentalization-based therapy (MBT), and medical treatment using psychoactive drugs. In the last sections of the book, readers learn a range of day-to-day coping skills that can help moderate the symptoms of BPD.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars very informative….
I really like the information provided in this book. It gave a great insight into Borderline Personality Disorder. I think that all in the medical field, including teachers, would benefit from reading this book. Thanks for offering this opportunity in your selection of literature. It was easy to read and understand.
1 Stars A Survival Guide?
There are behaviours that occur together in clusters, this was the outcome of statistics and not of psychological science. One such cluster has been called Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). It is those behaviours that need attending to, not a thing called BPD. That cannot be done by reading a survival guide, and, rather than inform your loved ones on the basis of books, take them with you when you see your psycho-therapist, so they can learn how they can help you to get better. With a degree in psychology and having suffered BPD symptoms myself, my criticism of the book is that it focuses too much on possible causes of BPD. That would be a good idea if those possible causes were treatable, they are NOT. What is treatable are the BPD behaviours. Let me stress that you are wasting your time thinking about possible causes, by taking medication or by airy fairy stuff like meditation, go and see a psycho-therapist and do it SOON, because BPD can totally ruin your life and that of others. My choice would be a good cognitive psycho-therapist with experience treating BPD clients.
5 Stars Great Book!
I was recently diagnosed with BPD and am just starting to research it and found this book. I looked at a couple others but compared to this one, this one was by far the best. I especially liked the part talking about common myths with BPD, it was very encouraging.
5 Stars GREAT BOOK
This book is great for those suffering from BPD! Don’t by walking on Egg Shells! It makes those with BPD look like a monster which isn’t true! Buy this! Its also great for loved ones who are trying to understand the disorder. High recommended! A keeper! Offers coping skills. A suggestions of treatments that might help as well as self-harm and suicide prevention. Its nice to see your own behavior and how it might be helped because YOU have to be the one to fix it!
*****!
5 Stars The Borderline Personality Disorder Survival Guide
This is an excellent guide for those who have been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. Great information. Super fast delivery. Highly recommend to others.
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