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Special
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Borderline Personality Disorder
Journal of California AMI
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For
the first time,
82 pages of comprehensive answers
to....
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Everything
you ever wanted to know about Borderline
Personality Disorder.
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under one cover, are articles by 33
renowned experts who will explain possible
causes and new treatment options for
BPD. Finally, there are some answers--and
hope--without blaming parents. All in
this state-of-the-art, state-of-the-science
issue of The Journal of the California
Alliance of the Mentally Ill devoted
exclusively to BPD. |
| Table
of |
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Overview |
| Contents |
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The
Biology of the Disorder |
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Suicide,
Stigma, Forensics and Bias |
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Communication |
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Psychotherapy |
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Dialectical
Behavior Therapy |
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Childhood
and Adolescence |
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The
Family Perspective |
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Surviving
BPD |
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The
Infinite Mind©
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Explores
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Borderline
Personality Disorder
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WNYC
AM 820 -- Nov. 21, 1999
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Produced
by Lichtenstein Creative Media
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Dr.
Fred Goodwin, former NIMH Director,
interviews Marsha Linehan, PhD, renowned
BPD expert,
Valerie Porr, President of the TARA
Association for Personality Disorder,
and Sally Bedell Smith, author
of Diana, In Search of Herself,
Portrait of a Troubled Princess
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A
Family Guide to Validation©
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by
Valerie Porr, MA
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Coping
skills for when someone you love has
Borderline Personality Disorder.
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utilizing validation skills can help
create changes in your life and in the
lives of people suffering with BPD |
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| Foreword |
| Each
chapter of the book focuses on
one of several major areas of
useful information, from answers
to questions posed by the novice,
matters of diagnostic accuracy,
psychotherapeutic procedures,
and alternative medicines to numerous
methods that can be undertaken
by instituting wise lifestyle
changes (for example, nutrition
and exercise) as well as steps
that families can employ fruitfully.
Especially fascinating is the
chapter contributed by coauthor
Valerie Porr, which recounts the
experiences of the families of
borderline patients. In short,
Professor Bockian has organized
and highlighted this impressive
guidebook in an intriguing manner,
including numerous fascinating
case materials throughout. I am
especially pleased by the balance
and open-mindedness he has shown
among diverse treatment viewpoints.
It is assuredly a landmark work
that will prove of inestimable
value to patients, families, and
their therapists. |
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say that I am proud of this book
is an understatement. More important,
those who read it will be pleased
by how helpful a guide it is in
their struggle to overcome the
borderline syndrome. |
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| Acknowledgments |
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many ways, the writing of this
book parallels the process of
coming to terms with borderline
personality disorder. There came
a point when I realized I could
not do it alone. I needed to write
about medication, as well as numerous
alternative therapies, much of
which fell outside my formal training.
For years, I had been trained
as a scientific writer, a style
inappropriate for the people we
are hoping to reach with this
book. By reaching out and connecting
with others, I gained strength,
wisdom, and clarity. |
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two coauthors added to this book
in immeasurable ways. Valerie
Porr is the most passionate person
regarding borderline personality
disorder that I have ever met.
Her energy, enthusiasm, and perspective
added to this book in ways that
go far beyond chapter 9, which
she wrote; Valerie and I discussed
the majority of this book and
her insights were invaluable. |
| As
an advocate, Valerie Porr wants
people with BPD to get well. She
deals with families and empathizes
with family members; she walks
in their shoes, feels their pain,
and champions their cause. She
wants our society to devote the
resources necessary to improve
our treatments of BPD and to provide
these treatments to those who
need them. She challenges the
status quo. She sees things from
the perspective of the family
and makes no bones about it. I
am delighted with her contribution
to the book. |
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| Introduction |
| Chapter
9, on the experiences of families
of individuals with BPD, is a
special chapter written by Valerie
Porr, a leading advocate for people
with BPD. Dr. Ken Silk recommended
Valerie based on her extensive
experience with people with BPD
and their families, along with
her unique perspective as an advocate,
rather than as a therapist or
researcher. I have admired Valerie--her
passion, spirit, and dedication--from
the moment we met. I wanted her
voice in this book because we
offer differing points of view
on various issues and because
she speaks for those with BPD
and their loved ones, who often
feel that their needs go unheeded.
Thus the perspective she brings
is essential. |
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